A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Yang, Binzhang Doctoral Thesis Urban Green Spaces for Quality Life: Case Study: the landscape architecture for people in Copenhagen PhD Series, No. 39.2013 Provided in Cooperation with: Copenhagen Business School (CBS) Suggested Citation: Yang, Binzhang (2013) : Urban Green Spaces for Quality Life: Case Study: the landscape architecture for people in Copenhagen, PhD Series, No. 39.2013, ISBN 9788792977915, Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Frederiksberg, http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8795 This Version is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/208873 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Documents in EconStor may be saved and copied for your Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. personal and scholarly purposes. 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Worm Prof. Lise Lyck Centre for Tourism and Culture Management, Copenhagen Business School 1 Binzhang YANG Urban Green Spaces for Quality Life - Case Study: the landscape architecture for people in Copenhagen 1st edition 2013 PhD Series 39.2013 © The Author ISSN 0906-6934 Print ISBN: 978-87-92977-90-8 Online ISBN: 978-87-92977-91-5 “The Doctoral School of Economics and Management is an active national and international research environment at CBS for research degree students who deal with economics and management at business, industry and country level in a theoretical and empirical manner”. All rights reserved. No parts of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. English Foreword English Foreword The entering of the 21st Millennium marked a new era of development for our civilization and society where mankind is paying to greater extents attention to their living condition, living environment, life style and life quality. Therefore, the sustainable development concept is deeply understood and accepted by the broader public, and is manifested in various aspects and fields. China and Denmark are two countries with tremendously distinctive disparity, one being huge in geographical scale but behind in development while the other one being small but leading in development; one making effort for achieving industrialization and urbanization while the other one already experiencing post-industrialism, post-modernism and post-urbanism. Currently, China is at the stage of rapid development of industrialization and urbanization. Due to historical and cultural reasons as well as economic and infrastructural limitations, China is confronted with inherent and man-made issues not only in the planning but also in the construction of urban green spaces. Thus, by learning the successful practices and experiences from developed countries such as Demark and using them as references, China would benefit profoundly in terms of changing the current urban green space structure, promoting the urban environmental quality and improving people’s living standards. Based on the above-mentioned thinking, this research utilizes Copenhagen as a case study focusing on following research questions: 1) how it ensures systematic and orderly development through the use of the urban planning; how it builds green barriers for the urban area through preservation of farm land, wood land and other natural areas; 2) how it creates diversified types of urban green space through planning and design methodologies of landscape architecture, and provides a pleasant working and living environment to its citizens as well as promotes the city’s life quality and image. 1 Urban Green Spaces for Quality Life During the process of defining the research direction, I have gained kind help from my supervisors Professor Lise Lyck and Professor Verner Worm, as well as the support from the Head of Doctoral School, Professor Ms. Danna B. Minbaeva and the coordinator of doctoral group in Marketing Department, Professor Torsten Ringberg. This dissertation is a result of my research works which mainly derives from my academic publications in the past few years based on observation, investigation, consideration and field study of the developing history and achievements of Danish Landscape Architecture in modern time. It includes the following sections: 1) the research of the Copenhagen “Finger Plan” related to its background, evolution, development and current condition; 2) the research of the urban park design, Harbor Park in Copenhagen as a case study; 3) the study on the developing history and artistic features of children’s playgrounds in Copenhagen; 4) the research on the development and current condition of cemetery in Copenhagen as a type of green space; 5) the research of the philosophy and representation methods in Danish landscape architects’ designs. According to the initial research plan, an additional number of papers should also have been published focusing on special types of landscape design such as the college campus, the hospital outdoor space, urban parks, residential areas as well as a further study of certain Danish famous landscape architects and scholars in this area. Unfortunately, these works have not been completed due to the limitation of time and personal ability, which is a pity. Nevertheless, I will continue to explore these research areas after I finish my work at CBS. Even though this dissertation does not provide a complete picture of every aspect of the Danish landscape architecture, it is able to provide contents for study and reference. Looking back at the journey of learning and research in the past few years, it contains joy and happiness as well as pain and confusion. I was absolutely attracted by this so-called “Fairytale Kingdom”, since I first arrived in 1996. As I 2 English Foreword established better knowledge of the country, a strong wish for obtaining a doctoral degree here was fostered in my mind. However, the opportunity did not come easily. In 2004, I received a chance to do research work at the Centre for Tourism and Culture Management (TCM) in Copenhagen Business School (CBS) as a guest scholar. The favorable working conditions and strong academic atmosphere encouraged me to reconsider the PhD dream, which I in May 2005 expressed to Prof. Lise Lyck and gained her kind support. However, due to strong competition for application, I was not offered an opportunity. In Feb. 2006, I submitted my application to the Department of Geography in Roskilde University, and received to my surprise a positive response from Prof. Michael Haldrup on Feb 13th. In the meanwhile, Lise did not stop her effort to help me apply for the PhD. position. Finally, I received an official letter signed by Mr. Finn Junge-Jensen, the former president of CBS, on 28th March, 2006 informing me that I have been accepted as a PhD student by the CBS Doctor Selection Committee and that the register time started on 1st April, 2006. Having just passed my 46th birthday, my journey for a PhD degree began. On one hand, the source of joy and happiness in study and research comes from the help and support by my family, supervisors, friends and colleagues, as well as the excitement of acquiring new knowledge and making continual progress for the research work. On the other hand, the pain and confusion in this process were caused by the hardship of exploring new academic territories and the tremendous stress that was present. Fortunately, I have finally completed this tough journey with the encouragement and support from my family members, supervisors and colleagues. I would like to use this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to my family members; to Mr. Finn Junge-Jensen, the former president of Copenhagen Business School; to Prof. LI Jian, former headmaster of my home university, current headmaster Prof. YANG Chuanping, vice headmaster CAO Jun in 3 Urban Green Spaces for Quality Life Northeast Forestry University (NEFU), China; to Dean of School of Landscape Architecture (SLA) at NEFU, Prof. XU Dawei; Chairman of SLA Board, Prof. WU Jianping, thanks for their powerful support and help in those years. My thanks also goes to Prof. Peder Boas Jensen from School of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts; to Prof. Jatt Abel from Faculty of Life Sciences at Copenhagen University; to the Danish landscape architects Mr. Jeper Aargaar Anderson, Mr. Stig L Andersson, Mrs. Hellen Nebelong, Mrs. Annemarie Lund and all the friends in the Center of Park administration in Copenhagen Municipality. I would also like to thank my colleagues and friends, Mrs. Susanne Faurholdt, Mr.