From Concept to Action: Practice and Thinking in Urban Community Development and Community Planning in Chongqing

摘要

Entering an era of a new normal, of emphasizing "people first" and "internalized development", the Chinese urbanization process is shifting from "incremental construction" to "stock management". Therefore, a new approach is required to respond to this change, where urban development is characterized by the slogan, "back to daily life", and problems of urban construction are reviewed on a community scale. Focusing on Yuzhong district, Chongqing, "community development" is a relatively new word. In 2010, the Yuzhong local government improved the regional Community Environmental Renewal and finished it by the end of 2011. Following this, Yuzhong district entered into a phase of urban community development. Based on five different research papers and practical projects in community development between 2010-2015, this paper reviews and analyses the process of community development and community planning in Yuzhong district; the changes reflect the transformation of the demand from urban development on one hand, and the transformation of planning from traditional spatial planning to comprehensive social on the other. Through comparative analysis of key issues, planning objectives, planning ideas, planning strategies, planning methods, public participation, and planning characteristics, this paper proposes starting with community daily life, utilising the community development planning platform to realise idea transformation and action innovation across multiple aspects, such as new methods of knowledge production, community development planning content, community management participation, planner roles, and education.