- The Impact Analysis of the Town and Country Planning Act 2008 on the smart Growth of a small-sized Town in China: Case Study of Lianjiang Town Master Plan    click here to open paper content873 kb
by    LIU, Yun & PENG, Chong | cloudleo@126.com   click here to send an email to the auther(s) of this paper
Short Outline
This paper analyses the main content, the new stipulations about urban land scale and spatial construction of the new act, and studies the case how Lianjiang Town made the choice of smart growth under the influence of the new act in its master plan.
Abstract
With the broadening and deepening of economic development, the urban growth of many small-size towns begins to present sprawl in China in the new century. Taking place of the original act of urban planning, the Town and Country Planning Act became effective this year. This paper compares the contents of the two acts, especially analyses the stipulations about urban land scale and spatial construction activities by the new one. Based on the introduction of the master plan of Lianjiang Town in Fujian Province, the paper thinks the Town and Country Planning Act 2008 will promote the smart growth in Small-sized Towns greatly.
Keywords
master plan, land scale, the Town and Country Planning Act
Case Study presented on the ISOCARP Congress 2008: Urban Growth without Sprawl
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