2014 Volume 79 Issue 704 Pages 2191-2198
This research clarified the overall image of the development plans of Tianjin's British Extra Rural Extension. In the formation of British Extra Rural Extension, we can see that 1917's design was modified in 1925 and was carried out for the first time in the same year. The minimum intention of providing a comfortable life style by 1917's design was maintained by 1925's modification, which fulfilled the conditions required for a modern city. The difference between the two plans was the change from road pattern design to block space design. It can also be said that the pioneering designs such as the British Extra Rural Extension were seen in Tianjin's other concessions and also in other settlement areas in China. Since this type of modern city planning was taken up by many Chinese local governments such as Shanghai and Guangzhou, it is likely that Tianjin might have adopted the method later on.
