Reduce Ecological Interference:A Planning Method For Non-motorized System

Non-motorized system(NMS)is an important part of comprehensive traffic in urban areas,which can provide new ideas for reducing road traffic congestion and environmental problems caused by motor vehicles.It is also an important space for urban life.It provides residents with green commuting and healthy living through safe and continuous protection.With the emphasis of national policies on the ecological environment,the emphasis of professional development on the ecological elements and the improvement of the residents' demand for the quality of space,the slow system gradually shifted from a mobility-dependent system to an independent system,and the space are focusing more on people rather than automobiles.The non-motorized system is often associated with the layout of urban public space,urban green space system and rural ecological space,which accelerates the integration of urban ecological elements and continuation of the urban culture.At the same time,the non-motorized system has relatively small ecological disturbances during development and usage.The effective planning of the non-motorized system benefits the overall urban traffic by separating different types of vehicles,isolating motor vehicles,and changing the travel preference of residents.However,the existing studies on the non-motorized system lacks consideration for the ecological.In this work,the non-motorized system serves as the space to integrate urban transportation and urban ecology.The objective of this study is to reduce the ecological disturbance of the non-motorized system as much as possible.The non-motorized system structured as " NMS zone – NMS core – NMS path-NMS node ".From the perspective of urban planning,two aspects are considered to build a non-motorized system while reducing ecological disturbance: preventive planning and developing strategy.This work includes four major parts.(1)The development of non-motorized system to reduce ecological disturbance.The path is developed to minimize the ecological disturbance while satisfying the core needs and cost.The newly developed non-motorized system will be integrated with existing ones.(2)Analyzing the influence of developed non-motorized system.Introducing the quantitative analysis across multiple disciplines to evaluate the developed non-motorized system with existing ones regarding two aspects: impact on environment and improvement of traffic network.(3)The construction of non-motorized support system.Combine the planning method with spatial planning with non-motorized node as a carrier to form spatial strategies for reducing ecological interference.(4)planning synergy and planning application.Synergizing the above-mentioned planning method with the levels of planning to propose spatial strategies for planning application.On the one hand,the study strengthens and refines the management and control of ecological environment protection and ecological resource development through reducing ecological interference;on the other hand,it promoted the linkage and collaboration between non-motorized system and spatial planning,which contribute to the implementation of the planning method.The main contribution of this work on non-motorized system includes:(1)Focusing on the reduction of ecological disturbance,with the consideration of both early-stage analysis and post-development impact.(2)Considering both qualitative and quantitative analysis based on multidisciplinary research,constructing planning method among planning,evaluation and construct processes.(3)Investigating the structure of non-motorized system to combine with urban planning,serving as the basis for planning strategies with application value.(4)The cases studies were based on the comparison of the differences among cities in US and China regarding applicability and potential improvements.The comparison study provided useful reference to both method and procedure of non-motorized system.