Our visiting China Academy of Urban Planning and Design students (CAUPD) gave a presentation today which provided a great background on China's planning process.
Check after the break for some take-aways.
Here is a quick background on CAUPD. It is a a research institution under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MHURD) and a national information center for planning studies. It is qualified as a national top-class service provider in the areas of urban planning, engineering design, engineering consulting, tourism planning, engineering surveying for heritage preservation, water-resource assessment for development projects, and architectural design and system integration for intelligent buildings.
