Abstract
Urban street is an important form of urban space. It is the economic lifeline of the city, as well as the most public space that people use in daily life. City streets bears not only the flourished style of this region, but also embodies the unique style and taste of a city. Since China's reform and opening, economic development has maintaining a rapid growth momentum. The economic base determines the superstructure,so the scale of city population is facing a rapid expansion. The city is changing rapidly with the vigorous development of motor traffic. The traditional street space is faced with the situation of being nibbled away.Based on the concept of urban street and public space, this paper further analyzes the importance of paying attention to urban public life for achieving sustainable development, and then points out the importance of urban street space as an important carrier of public life in the context of rapid urbanization.By clarifying the important public value of urban streets, this paper draws the attention of a wide range of city government decision-makers and urban planners.
Highlights
Aristotle, one of the greatest philosophers, scientists and educators in the ancient history of the world, once exclaimed that people come to the city to live and stay in the city to live better
The reasons for the emergence of these social problems should be multifaceted, and this paper focuses on the overemphasis on "efficiency first" in the process of rapid urbanization at the expense of other aspects such as "equity", which has led to a lack of adequate public life in urban societies and led to This has led to a lack of adequate public life in urban societies, resulting in problems such as moral degradation and social indifference
Due to the rapid urbanization rate and high construction intensity since the reform and opening up, and the core driving force of urbanization is economic development, the macro policies at the national level are mainly based on the idea of "prioritizing efficiency and taking into account equity", and the local governments only focus on GDP for a long time, which results in the lack of social equity, spiritual civilization construction, and environmental protection
Summary
One of the greatest philosophers, scientists and educators in the ancient history of the world, once exclaimed that people come to the city to live and stay in the city to live better. What kind of charm should a city have to attract people to come and stay in the city?. In ancient China, the I Ching has this description and record: "The middle of the day is the market, to the people of the world, to gather the world's goods, trade and retreat, each in its place." In this way, the original city was born out of the need for material exchange and bartering, the place where craftsmen and merchants lived and worked after three major social divisions, and was a settlement with the function of commodity exchange. Is the city still attractive in modern society? The answer may be yes, as evidenced by the continuous urbanization process, but this cannot conceal the many problems that have emerged in modern cities during the urbanization process. The reasons for the emergence of these social problems should be multifaceted, and this paper focuses on the overemphasis on "efficiency first" in the process of rapid urbanization at the expense of other aspects such as "equity", which has led to a lack of adequate public life in urban societies and led to This has led to a lack of adequate public life in urban societies, resulting in problems such as moral degradation and social indifference
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