Urban Planning. Cultural Development Strategy

In2011, during the seventeenth session of the Chinese Communist parly's sixth plenary conference, the issue of culture was first listed as the core agenda for such a meeting, and hence the topic of "Cultural Development" was accentuated as a national strategy. In cities, culture is the elemental nucleus of competition. After20years of economic development, Chinese cities began to use cultural strategy to promote the construction of urban culture. These strategies have achieved considerable success, yet the problems which Chinese cities still facing need to be explored more deeply to find a more effective approach to develop.Based on every effort the nation has taken to realize the equalization of basic public cultural services, cultural industries have become the pillar of the financial industry. From an urban planning point of view, this paper is mainly about the development of cultural strategy, which contains the following three aspects:cultural heritage, public cultural facilities, and creative industries, as well as the different levels of integration of these elements. Due to inseparable developments between culture and other industries, it is inevitable to propose the concept of an overall cultural network in combination with integral cultural frameworks of urban centers, environments, and nodes. Since the1970s in the western city revitalization, as a method of planning for cultural resources and needs, cultural planning has played a positive role in promoting cities'overall development strategy. To explore China's urban and cultural planning strategies and methods, this experience will provide a positive precedent for Chinese cities in terms of planning concepts and practices, spatial planning, and institutional support. It also points out the importance of place generation in urban design.Beijing has proposed a culture-driven and technology-driven future urban development model, and elevated culture to the core issues of Beijing's development strategy. The advantages of Chaoyang district, which includes its total economic output, population and its structure, construction of functional areas, the development of cultural and creative industries, level of supply of existing public facilities, land and potential resources, etc, have made Chaoyang district one of the most important economic and cultural areas, and the district be regarded as an important area to set up the model of the cultural-capital for China. Addressing Chaoyang's cases study, this paper examines the use of cultural policy in urban planning, and explores ways to achieve a cultural planning direction:First, through a detailed investigation to establish the GIS spatial database for cultural resources, the cultural needs are investigated. The database covers the cultural heritage, cultural facilities, and creative industries, including the content of seven aspects:immovable heritage, industrial heritage, outstanding modern architecture, public cultural facilities, cultural and creative industries, cultural organizations and cultural plazas.Second, the spatial structure and guideline for overall cultural development is proposed in order to promote the integration of culture and urban development. Through managing the elements of urban green space, water systems, public space, it will result in a comprehensive network of cultural development which effectively integrates cultural heritages, cultural facilities, cultural and creative industries gathering area and the various functional areas. In constructing the cultural network, it is required to emphasize the building of milestone cultural flagships and nodes, and to build cultural zones.Thirdly, based on the needs, management and implementation, an overall spatial layout and short term construction schedule for the public cultural facilities are planned, and their construction standards are established. In line with the current social administrative system, a hierarchy of four levels is identified as large-Medium-Small-community, and the objectives of construction for relevant administrative levels are clarified. The service level of large-scale facilities will be enhanced gradually, and small-scale facilities will be designed more conveniently with a public cultural service system of mixed-use, shared services, and flexible development.