Shanghai Renmin Park, with a total area of 98,200 square meters, runs from Middle Xizang Road in the east, to North Huangpi Road in the west, and extends from West Nanjing Road in the north, to People’s Square in the south. The park has eight gates; the main gate is located at no. 231 on the West Nanjing Road. The park can be divided into three areas: the east area, the middle area, and the west area. The major attraction in the east area is the Memorial to the May Thirtieth Movement. The Antarctic Stone, the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, a teahouse, an outdoor theater, and a dance hall all can be found in the vast middle area. Additionally, tourists can have a rest, play chess, or have a picnic on the stone tables and stools in the jungle of the middle area. Compared with the east and middle areas, the western portion focuses more on landscape architecture, with a multitude of gorgeous pavilions, corridors, artificial hills, pools, and pergolas.
ENVIR 201 Applied Environmental Science and Policy: This field trip iencouraged students to explore human-nature relations in urban parks and neighborhood green space in Shanghai. Students were expected to apply various concepts related to human-nature relations to analyze the fieldtrip site, connecting the pristine park area’s importance to policy regarding preservation of nature, how the creation of community recreation centers and attractions can be used to protect them, and how environmental science ties with policy.
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Shanghai Renmin Park
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ENVIR201
Human-Nature Relations
