英文摘要 |
To upgrade urban imagery while pursuing post-industrial urban redevelopment, Taiwan municipal governments have geared towards proactive, sustainability-based approaches to governing increasing unlicensed built forms. This study explores the ways in which Kaohsiung City selectively incorporates sustainable architectural strategies as well as vertical greenery in order to transform three major extralegal built forms typically seen on rooftop areas, balconies, and on the grounds into formal parts of the existing and new housing complexes. This sustainability fix allows the city to cope with the dilemma of pursuing economy while keeping the city livable and sustainable. The theoretical framework in this study combines urban sustainability fix and environmental affordance to analyze field data. Research methods include field research, case study, and census data analysis to identify the political-economic context and actual functions of this shifting governance of urban informality. Through the lens of urban sustainability fix, this study explores ways for local states to include urban informality into the cities' growth plans by transforming or upgrading extralegal built forms. It then shows the social effects of rising property prices caused by these new policy initiatives and suggests examples of further intervention for urban planners and public officials to address the issues of possible social exclusion and uneven geographical development. |