b'MUDD 24 URBAN NETWORKS|URBAN GATEWAYS SYDNEY - BOSTON - FUKUOKA 2018 - 2019RESEARCHRESEARCH THESIS Jin Tian THESIS Kusum LataSignificance of urban design to improveClimate change and local councils: an living conditionsa case study of Wutongevaluation of three councilsurban village in XiamenAn evaluation of the climate initiatives ofThe research then discusses in detail the three Sydney local councils is an attempt atfeatures and opportunities of a selected urban Begiining in the 1990s, there has been an urbandemolished and rebuilt. This may underminea collective representation of existing datafabric of similar size from each council. A form developed with unique characteristicsthe original culture and customs and create aon climate change. The paper presents acritique of these existing developments in each throughout China: the Urban Village. It is themonotonous urban form. However, the urbanthorough discussion and explanation of thecouncil area is made and opportunities to result of urban expansion and unaccomplishedvillage might potentially be retained if effectivethreats posed by climate change and also themake the urban fabric more climate sensitive urbanization in rural areas. urban design can be used to alleviate existingprocesses of greenhouse effect that lead toare identified. The researchalso discusses problems and improve the living conditions.climate change and global warming. The paperwhy these councils fail to include climate Wutong Village as a typical urban village inThis research reviews the planning documentsdiscusses the impact of climate change onchange initiatives as an integral part of the Xiamen, Fujian Province, has many issues suchof Xiamen City, studying the advantages andhumans and how the micro climate of Sydneyplanning and design process.as high density and illegal buildings, fire controldisadvantages of existing urban design, andis similarly impacted.171 problems and a poor environmentlackingevaluates the possible impacts of existing policies172adequatemanagement. This makes the villageand plans on urban villages. Wutong Village isThe climate change initiatives of three an eye-catching contrast to the modern urbanused as an example to explore the importance ofcouncils; Penrith, Parramatta and Randwick morphology around it. However, Wutong Villagethe historical, social and aesthetic significance ofare evaluated to assess what are the climate has a rich cultural ancestry and is full of historicurban villages. Sustainable strategies includingchange threats and vulnerabilities for each materials and as such, it preserves the intangibleretaining the organic urban context, providingcouncil area based on their geographical heritage and tradition of Southern Fujian andpedestrian friendly and safe traffic movementlocation and the usual natural climatic Overseas Chinese style architecture. To date,and expanding green connections emerge fromconditions. A detailed discussion is presented Wutong Village has been repositioned as part ofthis research as an alternative redevelopmentthat compares and evaluates thepolicies and the Cross-Strait Financial Centre, which mainlypathway that can improve living conditionsstrategies proposed by each council.provides office, retail, residential and hotelwithout damaging cultural and historical values.uses. Now there is a risk of the village being MUDD 24 - Urban Gateways | Urban Networks Master of Urban Development & Design 2018-2019normal research page0131 8 PT.indd 14 26/11/2019 5:02:49 PM normal research page0131 8 PT.indd 15 26/11/2019 5:02:50 PM'