Studies On Social Thoughts Of Western Urban Planning In Modern Times

Under the background of Chinese transition, the spirit of giving priority to efficiency has affected not only the economic sphere but also the every side of whole corporate social value, which has led social value to be misplaced. In the domain of Urban Planning, the traditional physical planning induces "social benefits" in nothingness for a long time. The abrupt appearance of social problem in reform period and the essence in urban planning of protecting public advantage all press for transformation in urban planning. After more than one hundred years western neoteric & modern urban planning has changed from purely technical means exceeding values to adult public administration function and public policy. Researching and summarizing the development trace of social thoughts in western urban planning, and using their successful experiences for reference, the base purpose of this paper is to discuss which social thoughts should be built up in Chinese urban planning reform.This paper which begins with wide social,political and economical background has summarized social thoughts of neoteric & modern western urban planning and has deeply researched ferrous foundation stone and last social meaning. Upon that base, referring to Chinese reality social background, the article brings it forward that social thoughts should be set in Chinese city reform.Basing on the staggered characteristics of social thoughts development in urban planning, the history of neoteric & modern western urban planning can be divided for three times. It goes through such evolvement courses as can be listed in turn: rational unified planning,multivariate planning and collaborative planning. Among these courses main social thoughts include social improvement and social humanism,social equality and social justice,cooperate harmony and benefit equilibria,plebeianism,security to weak group,valuation and society duty of planners,public participating,social equality and social justice. The Inconstancy of social thoughts in western urban planning gives some references for us. The paper analyzes the base background of Chinese transition, investigates the actuality of Chinese urban planning and presents the social thoughts that should be built up in establishing Chinese newly urban planning.