Autor(en)

Pryor, E. G.:

Verlag / Jahr

Oxford University Press, 1973.

Format / Einband

46 Seiten; Illustr.; graph. Darst.; 25 cm; kart.

Sprache

Deutsch

Gewicht

ca. 550 g

Bestell-Nr

1195374

Bemerkungen

Gutes Ex.; Einband berieben. - Englisch. - Arguing that the pattern of residential development in Hong Kong today is the cumulative result of historical forces this study first outlines the Colony's struggle to provide homes for its people over the past 130 years. Attention is then paid to the last ten years, when 'the Past meets the Present' and finally to the next decade, with its plans for the creation of further new towns, which hopefully will go a long way to solving current problems. (Verlagstext) // ... Section 179 of the Ordinance when first mooted required every domestic building to be provided with open space at the rear equivalent to not less than half the roofed-over area of the building; however, due to opposition from property owners, this provision was made to apply only to buildings erected on land leased after 1903. For buildings erected on land obtained before that date, the amount of open space to be provided was not less than one-third the roofed-over area. In the case of building heights, opposition from vested interests also resulted in differential controls being applied, so that on land obtained after 1903 the height of buildings was limited to a dimension not greater than the width of the street, whereas for land that was leased before 1903 the maximum height was set at one-and-a-half times the street width. A maximum height of 76 ft. and a maximum of four storeys also applied in addition to the above limitations. These provisions remained in effect until 1935. It was not long before the new regulations came under attack and in 1906 a commission was appointed to look into the effectiveness of the Ordinance and also the existence of corruption in its application. The Commission was very sceptical over the value of many of the new regulations and, in particular, criticized the prohibition of cubicles as this was frequently the only means by which Chinese families could obtain accommodation at a rental they could afford. … (S. 19)

Schlagworte

Hongkong; Architektur; Geschichte; Kultur

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