Dr.YANG Chunxia is the associate professor and doctoral supervisor in the Architectural Department of Tongji University,senior member of the Architectural Society of China,council member of the Urban Design Branch of the Architectural Society of China,consultant scholar of the Urban Research Center of the University of Pennsylvania,member of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Renewal and Spatial Optimization Technology,Shanghai Pujiang Talent,National Licensed Architect,compiler of the magazine Urbanism and Architecture.Her main research frelds are urban design and renewal,waterfront urban design,and urban research based on multi-agent behavior simulation.She takes charge of one national level subject,two provincial level subjects,participates in three national and provincial level subjects.She publishes the personal monograph Cross-river City Form and Research,the 13th Five-Year Urban Planning Textbook Urban Design Practice Course,and more than 70 papers.She takes charge of and participates in a number of urban design practices,wins the Second Prize of the National Excellent Urban and Rural Planning and Design once,the Third Prize fourth,and twelve provincial awards.She takes charge of several International Urban Design Consulting Competitions and gets awards.

Preface
PART ONE： THE EVOLVEMENT AND CORE OF URBAN DESIGN
The Evolvement of Urban Design
Urban Design Definition
Urban Design in Western Countries
Urban Design in China
The Core of Urban Design： Public Space
Why Study on Public Space
The Value of Public Space
Public Space Characters
Classifying Public Space

PART TWO： THE METHODS AND KEY POINTS OF CASE STUDY
The Method's of Case Study
What is Case Study
Why do We Need Case Study
Case Study Research Questions
Designing Case Study
Case Study Research Types
The Key Points of Case Study： Challenges and Countermeasures
Challenge Types
Typical Challenges and Countermeasures
Non-typical Challenges and Countermeasures

PART THREE： CASE STUDY AND CRITICISM IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF URBAN DESIGN City Park
Cheonggyecheon
The Highline Park
Seoul 7017 Skygarden
Olympic Sculpture Park
Creative Industry
8th Bridge
The Cool Docks
Die Hackeschen Hofe
798 Art Zone
Community Street
Creative Corridor
South Park
University Road
Sujiatun Road
Sunken Plaza
Parc Central Sunken Plaza
The Spring Square
Magok Central Square
John Hancock Building Plaza
Historical Districts
Tianzifang
Clarke Quay
Quincy Market
King's Cross Station and Surroundings

PART FOUR： CASE STUDY BASED ON SITE SURVEY
Space Survey and Analysis
Site Survey and Analysis from Jan Gehl： Pubfic Space， Public Life
Dimensions
Elements
Activities
From Site Survey to Case Study： Taking Battery Park City
as an Example
Battery Park City Background
The Impact of Urban Systems on People's Activities
Slow-traffic Activity Related Research
Lingering Activity Related Research

PART FIVE： CASE STUDY AND CRITICISM OF SHANGHAI WATERFRONTS
Waterfront Urban Design along the Huangpu River，Shanghai
Worldwide Waterfront Development
Chinese Waterfront Development
Development of the Huangpu River
Typical Cases along the Huangpu River
Several Issues and Countermeasures
Case Study and Criticism in the Waterfront
Yangpu Riverside
Minsheng Port
Xuhui Riverside
Shanghai Shipyard
North Bund
Illustration Credits
Acknowledgements