Title :
The shaping of the spiritual environment and sustainable development in the design of modern urban settlements
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Design, Guilin Univ. of Electron. Technol., Guilin, China
Abstract :
In recent years, with the rapid urban development and expansion, a large number of residential quarters have emerged out. But the designs of these settlements are following the same pattern, with the disadvantages of lacking of resistance and environmental characteristics. This paper analyzes the relationship between the construction of settlements in the design and the context, stresses the importance of shaping the spiritual environment in the settlements and its possible solutions, and proposes the introduction of the concept of sustainable development in designing the settlements and the trend of modern settlements.
Keywords :
construction; environmental factors; land use planning; sustainable development; environmental characteristics; modern urban settlements; residential quarters; settlements construction; spiritual environment; sustainable development; Buildings; Cities and towns; Context awareness; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Humans; Stress; Sustainable development; Urban planning; Yarn; Settlements; context; exchange space; sustainable development;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Industrial Design & Conceptual Design, 2009. CAID & CD 2009. IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wenzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5266-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5268-2
DOI :
10.1109/CAIDCD.2009.5375012
