A Research on the Supply of Breast‐feeding Facilities in Public based on Homo‐Urbanicus Theory ‐‐ A Case Study of Suzhou City, China
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53469/jtpms.2024.04(04).04Keywords:
Breastfeeding Facilities, Homo‐Urbanicus, Public Places, Supply, SuzhouAbstract
In the context of the universal two‐child policy, breastfeeding facilities in public places play a significant role in improving the overall performance of public facilities. However, most cities in China fail to pay due attention to breastfeeding facilities ‐ a key indicator of city quality‐ in urban areas. The supply/demand imbalance grows even more prominent due to the lack of clear planning method and design standards and basis. The author, by analyzing the travel patterns of mothers and infants and the availability of facilities, discusses the relationship between archetypical Homo‐Urbanicus and archetypical human settlements based on the Homo‐Urbanicus theory, and proposes the facility supply mode of “subdivision, contact, match”. Meanwhile, the author has taken Suzhou City as an empirical case to discuss the supply strategy of “demand‐oriented and classified supply, localized and targeted supply, and planning and implementation via the means of zoning and collaborative governance.
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