Exploration of sustainable reform on urban villages in Zhangjiagang

Abstract

Default contentBecause of China’s rapid urbanization, original rural architectures and lands are surrounded by the construction lands, fact that leads to the phenomenon of vernacular architecture existing in downtown, known as urban villages in China. However, most of the urban villages remain in good living condition and landscape, becoming a rare resource for cities with a short history, such as Zhangjiagang. The paper discusses conservation and sustainable renovation of urban villages nowadays when they are facing the large-scale construction, by analyzing samples in Zhangjiagang 2013.