Rural Planning and Construction in China

This book is the follow-up research and practical achievement of the national science and technology support project “Research on the planning standards of villages, townships and rural communities” and “Research on the planning technology of rural settlements” in the eleventh five-year plan. The whole book is divided into three parts. The first part puts forward the “three suitability principles” of suitable for environment, technology and human settlement, the “Trinity” ideology of industrial economy, social culture and spatial environment and the cognitive framework, “three levels”, including township, village and village construction, constructing the theory of “Beautiful Countryside” construction. The second part based on rural planning and construction practice of 7 typical villages in Huangyan District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, interpreting targeted planning and construction strategies. The third part focuses on the display and analysis of the whole process of the rural construction of Shatan village, Yutou Township, Huangyan District.

This book combines theory and practice with typical cases study. Pictures and texts are listed in each chapter for easier understanding. It is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in urban and rural planning, architecture and landscape architecture in colleges and universities. It can be used as a reference material for personnel engaged in rural planning, design, construction and management and for the training and learning of rural cadres. Meanwhile, it can also be used as a reference for general audience who interested in rural planning and construction.