Chinese Urban Planning System Formation And Development Research

On the basis of expatiating peripheral concepts and related theories of urban technology system, this paper divides urban planning system into four parts: law and regulation system, management system, technology system and education system. Afterwards, the paper gives a detail definition and implication for the core of urban planning system, namely technology system. The definition is: technology system of urban planning is a series of theories, methods, regulations that ensure the smooth formulation and implementation of planning during the formation of physical space and environment. Technology system is established on three levels: strategic development plan, development control plan and spatial shape and size control plan. According to its evolvement order, the paper summarizes general situations and characters of germination period, rudiment period and transformation period of Chinese ancient technology system, and puts forward the referential significance at the same time; as for Chinese neoteric technology system, this paper gives a detail description and summarization; in terms of Chinese modern technology system, this paper summarizes theoretical basis and formulation levels in two stages after the establishment of new China, and introduces the background for discussing characters and problems of Chinese technology system of urban planning in the meanwhile.In addition, the paper discourses upon the structure and functions of technology system in our country, holding the opinion that Chinese technology system of urban planning is built on five levels: regional plan, master plan, detail plan and urban design. Of them, regional planning and master plan belong to strategic development plan; detail plan belongs to development control plan; urban design belongs to spatial shape and size control plan. After a careful study on the current features and problems of technology system, this paper points out: for regional planning, the biggest problem is that regional planning isn't effective enough to guide masterplan; for master plan, the main problems currently are concerning too much content, long formulation period, lacking characters, insufficient study on markets; not feasible enough, rigid limitation on years etc.; for detail plan, current main problems are rigidity, ambiguous knowledge on its position and function in the whole system, lacking vertical plan, inadequate study on city image etc.; for urban design, main problems at present are lacking clear knowledge on urban design, not effective enough, lacking characters in the whole environment in cities, insufficient harmony in spatial environment, lacking guarantee of laws and policies.Besides, in terms of strategic development plan, development control plan and spatial shape and size control plan, the paper summarizes general situations of technology system in USA, Britain, Germany and France as well as their characters and the main points that are useful for our own country. The referential points can be used in enriching urban planning theories, establishing clear technology system and introducing public participation etc. Finally, this paper explores the trend of Chinese technology system of urban planning in the future in the following aspects: building Chinese urban planning theory system, introducing public participation, establishing regional planning, amplifying master plan, detail plan and urban design, and establishing closely connected and integrative Chinese technology system of urban planning.