Inspirations to the Construction of Chinese Cities from City of Waterloo – Garden City of the 21st Century

Abstract

Face of China's urban problems, we have been thinking how to build a healthy and livable city. The City of Waterloo in Canada, a modern version of Garden City, has given us some inspirations. Briefly summarize the situation of Garden City and the City of Waterloo, analyze detailed why we say the City of Waterloo is Garden City of the 21st century, and point out that they are the same in essence, which is a city with the advantages of both town and country. It shows that it is not impossible to build a healthy and livable city with both advantages in the contemporary. Finally, give a clear explanation of inspirations to the construction of Chinese cities from the City of Waterloo. The inspirations are the followings. The layout of city should conform to the nature; City should give priority to green traffic; Urban commercial, culture, and other service facilities may lay out with appropriate centralized and decentralized; Open Space should retain appropriate original landscape.