Thoughts on the Knowledge System of the Urban and Rural Planning Discipline
As an applied discipline,urban and rural planning is closely connected to core planning practices,with land use regulation constituting the core of its knowl-edge system in both theory and practice.Through an analysis of the concept of land use regulation,this paper outlines the essential components of its knowledge system:land use characteristics and demands,spatial organization of land uses,regulatory re-gimes and frameworks,regulatory methods and administration,and regulatory evalua-tion.Based on this knowledge structure,the paper identifies four main academic and research domains within the planning discipline:urban and regional studies,plan-ning theories and history,plan-making methods and processes,and plan implementa-tion.Finally,the paper highlights the distinctive features of the planning discipline and its knowledge system.
urban and rural planning disciplineknowledge systemacademic do-mainland use regulation