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Dimensions of Child Health-oriented Community Design: Dongcheng District of Beijing as an Example

child health-oriented,urban design,mechanism of transmission,dimension

全体主题 > Spatial data collection, Analysis, and Visualization

Under the background of stock planning and smart growth, concerning about the quality of urban community space has become much more necessary. Health, as a major part of basic human needs, is one of the most important elements of quality and calls for further multidisciplinary research. Children, as the future for all and the representative for sustainable development, are the core group for research echoing to refined urban planning. Healthy City theory and practice are deeply rooted in the origin of urban planning, gradually become the main target of future city through the centuries. However, few previous researches were focused on child health. The paper takes Dongcheng District of Beijing as an example, measuring child health level with Mobile Signaling Data, along with exploring the community design dimensions with GIS analysis from the aspects of Origin, Path and Human, referring to the mechanism of transmission. Based on quantitative assessment and comparison study, a Child Health-oriented framework for community design is raised, proposing the dimensions of street, green space, architecture and facility arrangement, together with several detailed community design strategies and suggestions for each dimension. Other than the previous studies, the conclusion of the paper especially emphasizes the importance of “distribution” other than the overall “quantity”. The paper aims to offer concrete evidences and methods for the Healthy City planning practice for Beijing, and to build a new example for Chinese cities.