Urban Land-Use Zoning Based on Ecological Evaluation for Large Conurbations in Less Developed Regions: Case Study in Foshan, China
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 136, Issue 2
Abstract
With the accelerated worldwide urbanization process, land-use zoning has been playing an increasingly important role in urban planning and development. Ahead of detailed planning, regional land-use zoning provides significant guidance to subsequent design and constructions, especially for large conurbations in less developed regions. Foshan, lies in the south of China with an area of and a population of about 3.36 million, is a typical Chinese city with a relatively well-developed industry. This paper studies how land-use zoning diagnose the present urban land use, optimize the landscape pattern, as well as improves urban development sustainability. On the basis of integrated evaluation of ecological capacity, ecological suitability, ecosystem services, and ecological footprint, this paper designs the three-level land-use zoning for Foshan. Four areas, 11 sections, and 78 cells have been designed within four main classifications of function zones: ecological conservation area, ecologically sensitive area, ecological construction area, and ecological regulation area. Accordingly the overall land-use pattern of Foshan has been clearly improved in terms of urban sprawl control, landscape pattern optimization, industrial layout redesign, and ecological conservation.
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Acknowledgments
This research is financially supported by the Chinese National Natural Science Fund (Project No. UNSPECIFIED39930040) and the Foshan Environmental Protection Bureau. We are grateful to their support. Second, we wish to express our sincere acknowledgment to all participants in this project from both research institutions and correlated governmental offices. We thank the research team of the E.U. Project: ECOCITY “Urban Development toward Appropriate Structures for Sustainable Transport” for their technical support for this research and beneficial communication with us. Moreover, Mr. Franz Skala put forward many constructive suggestions; Ms. Elizabeth Tanguay helped with the English; and Mr. Li Xuming assisted with the figures. We appreciate their contributions to this paper.
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 136 • Issue 2 • June 2010
Pages: 116 - 124
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Received: Mar 8, 2007
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Published online: May 14, 2010
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