City sets limits for skyscrapers
13/11/2003 15:14
The Shanghai Planning Bureau is drawing up new urban planning rules
that would limit the number of high buildings constructed in the city.
The
rules will become the official local regulations if passed by the Shanghai
People's Congress by the end of this year.
The Shanghai Planning Bureau has
divided the 660 square kilometers of downtown areas into 242 units, where
certain restrictions will be set on the land use properties, total architecture
number, density, height, public greenbelt ratio, main infrastructure and public
facility construction.
The restrictions will be mandatory, and cannot be
changed unless approved by the Shanghai Planning Bureau.
Since the 1990s,
Shanghai has sped up urban construction and old-district rebuilding project, and
the local landscaping, environment and residents' living quality largely
improved. However, the excessive development of high buildings in city center
has driven up the plot ratio (total land area divided by the building's
construction space), and posed a challenge to living standards.
The city was
home to 4,916 high-rises - meaning any building with at least eight floors - at
the end of last year. More than 2,800 of those buildings have more than 18
floors.
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
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