perceived as an activity conducted by people wish to do something
beneficial to the society (Schnaiberg, Weinberg and Pellow, 2000). The
substance of this program is to reduce the urban waste, addressing
the problem of too much disused land and contributing to urban
development. Moreover, all the urban development programs are
supposed to make achievements in equity, economy and environment
(Schnaiberg, Weinberg and Pellow, 2000). These are three key terms in
the components of society so that urban recycling is responsible for it.
Strategies and tactics
Urban re-cycling is an effective solution to the wasteland expansion.
There are some commonly used strategies behind the regeneration of
drosscapes. First of all, designers should analyze the site. Measures
need to be adjusted to local conditions. For instance, if the site was a
former heavy industrial factory and left so much contamination, it might
not be a good choice to convert it into farmland. Second, based on the
idea of recycling, designers lead the reconstruction of certain territory and
theory (Ciorra and Marini, 2012). Designer should start over to think about
the function of property, topographic modeling, reconnection with urban
context, the circulations, open and private spaces and so many other
aspects. Third, Marini (2010) also pointed out that existing landscape
should be considered as archaeological evidence. It is perceived that
landscape is like a palimpsest which is a rewriting and recording of
human activity on landscape. This idea is also supported by Holl, Crone
and Schultz (2003), as they claimed that landscape-level restoration
can inherit historical civilization flourished in this place. According to the
research of Zheng et al. (2011, p.590), there are four peculiarities to be
considered when rebuilding facilities on derelict landscape:
A. Ecological Characteristic
It is necessary to show respect to the self-maintenance of nature because
of the high possibility that ecological elements have been ruined.
B. Artistic Characteristic
Modern art is encouraged to be integrated into the recycling design.
C. Characteristic of Site
All the design should be done on the basis of having a deep
comprehension of local history and culture.
D. Social Characteristic
Design should satisfy social needs to a certain extent.
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