DocumentCode
2169222
Title
Notice of Retraction
Analysis on the Urban Planning and Development in an Arid City - Urumqi, China
Author
Wen Dong ; Jun Lei ; Yan-shi Zhou
Author_Institution
Xinjiang Inst. of Ecology & Geogr., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Urumqi, China
fYear
2009
fDate
20-22 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Notice of Retraction
After careful and considered review of the content of this paper by a duly constituted expert committee, this paper has been found to be in violation of IEEE´s Publication Principles.
We hereby retract the content of this paper. Reasonable effort should be made to remove all past references to this paper.
The presenting author of this paper has the option to appeal this decision by contacting TPII@ieee.org.
The article summarizes the historical development of Urumqi, especially during the last 50 years. Two thousands years ago it was an important town along the new northern route of the Silk road, which contributed greatly in promoting Urumqi´s economic and cultural exchanges. Now its urban competitive strength has become at the leading position of the 5 capital cities of western China. Now, Urumqi is undergoing a profound restructuring of its economic and, more importantly, its physical form and appearance. Urumqi has expanded its administrative boundary and taken a number of planning and infrastructure development initiatively to enhance the competitive strength in the future. This profile outlines the historical development, current conditions, the economic and physical structure of the city. Field reconnaissance surveys, interviews and secondary sources are used in the presentation and discussion.
After careful and considered review of the content of this paper by a duly constituted expert committee, this paper has been found to be in violation of IEEE´s Publication Principles.
We hereby retract the content of this paper. Reasonable effort should be made to remove all past references to this paper.
The presenting author of this paper has the option to appeal this decision by contacting TPII@ieee.org.
The article summarizes the historical development of Urumqi, especially during the last 50 years. Two thousands years ago it was an important town along the new northern route of the Silk road, which contributed greatly in promoting Urumqi´s economic and cultural exchanges. Now its urban competitive strength has become at the leading position of the 5 capital cities of western China. Now, Urumqi is undergoing a profound restructuring of its economic and, more importantly, its physical form and appearance. Urumqi has expanded its administrative boundary and taken a number of planning and infrastructure development initiatively to enhance the competitive strength in the future. This profile outlines the historical development, current conditions, the economic and physical structure of the city. Field reconnaissance surveys, interviews and secondary sources are used in the presentation and discussion.
Keywords
town and country planning; Silk road; cultural exchanges; field reconnaissance surveys; historical development; urban competitive strength; urban planning; Cities and towns; Content addressable storage; Cultural differences; Environmental economics; History; Land use planning; Large-scale systems; Local government; Road transportation; Urban planning;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Management and Service Science, 2009. MASS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Wuhan
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4638-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5304607
Filename
5304607
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