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Discussion and conclusion
The planning process that was developed in the metropolitan planning studio shows that both plans relate to the tension between planning at the individual level (community and ideology) and are involved in comprehensive planning. Both alternative plans indicate that vital and extensive information related to ideologies and a regional way of life may be lost in classic comprehensive planning approach, including information that deals with the needs and desires of individuals. In addition, both alternative plans began by assuming that this EZ Cap Reagent GG (3\' OMe) personal information needs to be at the core of the planning process, and a future approach to decision-making and planning models should keep this information throughout the planning process until the formulation of the plan (Ho et al., 2010).
Introduction
In the 21st century, large cities in China are confronted with great challenges related to environment and development. China has its own strategy for urban growth that is different from urban growth management in developed countries. The local government depends on urban planning and land use planning to manage urban growth. The urban and rural planning law is formulated to strengthen urban and rural planning administration; harmonize urban and rural spatial layout; improve people׳s living environment and promote the integrated, harmonious, and sustainable development of urban and rural society and economy. Most construction activities follow urban and rural planning. However, this situation leads to current development problems in large cities in terms of the following aspects. First, the urban planning is periodically affected by leadership changes. Second, the changing adjustment of administrative area influences the sequence of construction (Chen et al., 2009). Third, the management and control objectives of land use are not the same in different administrative sections. Fourth, the inflexible management system cannot adapt to the economic and social development of the expanded city (Qiu, 2006).
Two types of planning have a potential effect on the construction of cities: urban planning and land use planning. Urban planning, is laid down by the urban planning bureau of a particular city. If the population of a city is over 0.5 million, the urban planning, which is supervised by the local government, needs to be approved by the State Department of China (Figure 1). If the city population is less than 0.5 million, the plan needs to be approved by the government at a higher level. The land use planning of the city is laid down by the land use management sector of the local government and needs approval by the Land and Resources Bureau of China. Compared with land use planning, the city urban planning has the force of law while the other has not.
The central planning practice in China is helpful for the compact urban form, but it presents a challenge to farmland protection and does not address unsustainable environmental practices (Xi et al., 2012). Scientifically setting the urban planning is critical for urban growth management in China׳s political system. The SLEUTH urban growth and land cover change model is an effective decision-support tool to analyze and provide rich exploratory knowledge for evaluating the effects of possible local government decisions (Clarke et al., 1997, 2007; Dietzel and Clarke, 2007; Jantz et al., 2010). Under the SLEUTH model, the simulation of Asian cities always obtains a lower correlation value because of the changing policies of urban development; this condition is different from that of North American or European cities, whose simulations provide a high correlation (Silva and Clarke, 2002), Still, the model can simulate most implementation scenarios in Northeast China and West China except the displacement, shrinkage, and disappearance of urban and rural construction land (Xi et al., 2012).
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