With the creation of territory and spatial planning system in China,the ambiguity of urban planning's role in the new planning system emerged.It is necessary to ponder the meta-thoughts of modern urban planning discipline in the new era of China.With sensitive perception,the urban is looked at as the place for production and living,but the nature of city is the infra-carrier for large-scale social cooperation networks.Urban which satisfies the need of living and survival of humankind is identified as"the third space"which is characterized as the unity of objective and subjective,and as the unity of time and space.Planning is the intended behavior.It aims to pursue safety and to avoid menace,and is engaged only by humankind.Planning can be viewed as a tool to construct the common anticipation of social groups.Formulating the plans should be based on the reasons of scientific knowledge.Implementing the plans needs the empowerment of government so as to interpose interests of subgroups,which can see the brilliant ideas of human intelligence.In the new era of social and economic development in China,the development of urban planning discipline should stick to the root of research and make plans rationally to regulate the new needs of urban constructions,which can reduce the uncertainty of development in order to achieve the goodness of urban life.
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