156 research outputs found
China's People-to-people Diplomacy and Its Importance to China-EU Relations: A Historical Institutionalism Perspective
No full textPeople-to-people exchange has become a heated topic of the Chinese foreign policy. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, China has established people-to-people dialogues with the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, France and Russia. In 2012, China and the EU established a high-level dialogue for people-to-people exchange, making people-to-people exchange the third pillar of China-EU relations. However, China is not a newcomer to people-to-people exchanges with Europe. Why does China launch the people-to-people diplomacy? Is it a plus or a must for China as well as for China-EU relations? The author reviews the history and current situation of China's people-to-people exchange and investigates China’s motivations behind the policy. Using the historical institutionalism as an approach, this paper argues that people-to-people diplomacy is a key component of the contemporary Chinese foreign policy towards Europe. China has long been an unequal counterpart to Europe since the 1840s. After the development of bilateral political and economic cooperation in the past four decades, people-to-people diplomacy is the last part that China needs to finish in order to regain equal status with Europe. In addition, it is also a step towards realising the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation"
Characteristics of road network forms in historic districts of Japan
No full textThis study focused on the structure and the platform of the road space of historic districts. We analyzed the road networks of 16 historic districts in Japan from the perspectives of circularity, accessibility and indirection based on graph theory. By calculating and comparing the indexes of each road network (NW1 and NW2) forms, we quantitatively describe the effects of the main prefectural roads (more than 4 m in width) and narrow streets (less than 4 m in width) on the spatial characteristics. And it turned out that we could divided the 16 objective historic districts into 4 types. Moreover, we qualitatively studied the characteristics of each type of historic districts based on their development background and the structure of road network
Effects of land and building usage on population, land price and passengers in station areas: A case study in Fukuoka, Japan
No full textAbstractThis study uses multiple regression to investigate the effects of land and building use on population, land price, and passengers. Initially, we abstract annual data on land and buildings usage within a radius of 0m–400m for railway stations and 400m–800m for subway stations in Fukuoka, Japan by using the GIS. We then analyze the relationships between 13 factors of land use and 8 factors of building usage, as well as the related population, land price, and passengers using the quantitative expression method. Using several categories of land use and building usage as explanatory variables, we analyze the degree to which the selected categories affect population, land price, and passengers by using the multiple regression method. This research can aid the further development of land and building usage in the future
Effects of land and building usage on population, land price and passengers in station areas: A case study in Fukuoka, Japan
No full textThis study uses multiple regression to investigate the effects of land and building use on population, land price, and passengers. Initially, we abstract annual data on land and buildings usage within a radius of 0 m–400 m for railway stations and 400 m–800 m for subway stations in Fukuoka, Japan by using the GIS. We then analyze the relationships between 13 factors of land use and 8 factors of building usage, as well as the related population, land price, and passengers using the quantitative expression method. Using several categories of land use and building usage as explanatory variables, we analyze the degree to which the selected categories affect population, land price, and passengers by using the multiple regression method. This research can aid the further development of land and building usage in the future
Characteristics of road network forms in historic districts of Japan
No full textThis study focused on the structure and the platform of the road space of historic districts. We analyzed the road networks of 16 historic districts in Japan from the perspectives of circularity, accessibility and indirection based on graph theory. By calculating and comparing the indexes of each road network (NW1 and NW2) forms, we quantitatively describe the effects of the main prefectural roads (more than 4 m in width) and narrow streets (less than 4 m in width) on the spatial characteristics. And it turned out that we could divided the 16 objective historic districts into 4 types. Moreover, we qualitatively studied the characteristics of each type of historic districts based on their development background and the structure of road network
SPATIAL COMPOSITION AND PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTICS IN THE TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL STREETS OF LHASA, TIBET
No full textA Study of Landscape Features in the Coastal Area of the Seto Inland Sea Based on Landscape Paintings
No full textLandscape paintings provide an abundant and objective representation of good and distinctive local scenery, which is widely used in local landscape analysis, so the comprehensive research of landscape paintings is fundamental and necessary for the subsequent landscape planning work. Landscape paintings include both planar information and spatial information. However, there has been little previous work on landscape paintings from both a three-dimensional and planar perspective, and the landscape features of landscape paintings have not yet been comprehensively clarified. Therefore, this paper, taking the Seto Inland Sea area as a case study, aims to comprehensively clarify the landscape features of the paintings and provide a valuable index of “good and characteristic landscapes” in this area based on the two planar features of element configuration and color, along with one spatial feature (element arrangement). To deeply clarify the typical landscape features of paintings, we attempt to propose a classification method by combining the similarity of features in different attributions. The results indicate that Sky, Green, and Sea are the most essential landscape elements, and yellow (orange), blue, and green hues are the most used in the paintings. In addition, the paintings were classified into eight typical landscapes, and seascape and field landscapes were the most significant presented in the landscape paintings in this area. This study presents a method to clarify the landscape features from both planar and spatial perspectives, providing more comprehensive guidance and data support for the subsequent landscape planning work and analysis—especially in regional landscape exploration—and for the development of tourism landscape resources in urban planning
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