​This book proposes a comparative analysis between the urban forms of Algiers and Nanjing. It underscores the different evolutions of the two cities and explains the relation between their spatial structures and the major urban issues they are currently facing. Moreover, it explores the similarities in and differences between their physical structures in order to provide an accurate description of the type and extent of their growth.The book employs a qualitative and quantitative approach and combines a range of morphological methods such as historico-geographical, spatial configuration (space syntax), typo-morphological, remote sensing and cellular automata in order to extensively explore the urban issues that Algiers and Nanjing are now experiencing. This approach can be a helpful "role model" in the field of spatial and geometrical analysis of cities, which is often complex and a source of ambiguity for researchers. Moreover, the approach will help readers understand the place and the exact role of the different urban issue's components, thus to appreciate the signifying or instigating side.
About the Author: Guoping Xiong, male, associate professor, master tutor, senior urban planner, registered urban planner. Graduated from Wuhan University with a bachelor degree in urban planning, graduated from Nanjing University with a Master and doctoral degree in city and regional planning, enter Tsinghua University postdoctoral mobile station in school of architecture, deputy director of the Kunming Planning Bureau in 2011, visiting scholars of University of Pennsylvania in 2012, presided over more than 100 project planning and design, Won the national and provincial awards more than 10, won the first prize of the Ministry of construction, national silver medal 1, won the first prize of provincial 2, the second prize of Province 1, the third prize of province 6, more than 40 papers published in the journal, and was awarded prize of 9 papers, presided over National Natural Science Foundation of China(51578129), National Key Technology R&D Program of china（2015BAL02B01）, Key Technology R&D Program of Jiangsu Province（BE2014706）, Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China（ 20090092120001）, Research Project of Jiangsu Federation of philosophy and Social Sciences（13SQC-083）, published Contemporary Urban Morphology Evolution, Research on the Optimization of Chinese Urban Spatial Structure under the New Background of Transforming, cultural ecology preservation area planning of village custom, cultural ecology preservation area planning of Fishing culture, teaches courses in Metropolis planning theory and practice, Comprehensive planning and design, Land use and zoing, Urban planning management and law, research interests in urban planning and design.