Construction logic and implementation strategies of spatial planning system of China

Abstract

In the context of Chinese central government’s major decision to establish a spatial planning system, this article starts by reviews and analyzes the history of the formation and evolution of spatial planning in China; then, on this basis, analyzes the administrative and technical logic concerning the construction of the new planning system in China; finally, probes into the legal construction issues of the new planning system and several implementation strategies, including the hierarchical and classified formulation and transmission mechanism of the spatial planning, the plan’s role of strategic guidance and baseline control, the formulation methods of Detailed Plan under the new planning system, the division of planning powers and the innovation of the planning documentation system, etc.