China planning research symposium

In 2011, China reached a profound historical milestone: more than half of its population lives in cities and towns. In 2013, the new leadership of China announced that the ‘new form of urbanization’ would be the future direction of China’s development. In the last three decades, the profession of urban planning also experienced significant transformation from a blueprint physical plan to the instrument of place promotion. The tool of planning has been playing an important role in stimulating ..