Ecological planning on greenbelt surrounding mega city, Beijing
北京市环城绿化隔离带生态规划

Regarding the importance of greenbelt functions for urban development, this article analyzes the necessity for developing greenbelt surrounding the mega city, Beijing. Due to more serious urban problems caused by fast urbanization, the major services or functions that can be fulfilled through greenbelt implementation are analyzed. They are: (1) to control urban unlimited sprawl and reactivate the Separate Centralized-Functional Group developing pattern. (2) to optimize urban landscape pattern and set up the...