China's Spatial Planning System Overhaul Promises Improved Urban Development and Environment.
The article discusses the spatial planning system in China, focusing on its development, problems, and proposed reconstruction. It covers various types of planning like urban, rural, and environmental planning. The problems identified include too many subtypes, uneven development, a lagging legal system, poor coordination, among others. The proposed reconstruction paths include making objectives clear, establishing a basic strategy, determining a framework, adjusting responsibilities, coordinating planning levels, and promoting legal construction.