As an organic living organism, the city is actually the same as people, and in the process of growth and development, there may be various problems.
At present, China's urbanization rate has exceeded 65%, and with the concentration of population in cities, "urban diseases" such as traffic congestion and environmental pollution are constantly exposed.
In order to prevent the occurrence of urban diseases, cities need regular medical examinations. Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the "Guiding Opinions on Comprehensively Carrying out Urban Physical Examination" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), proposing to comprehensively carry out urban physical examination in cities at and above the prefecture level, and promote the implementation of urban renewal actions in an orderly manner.
So, what aspects should be checked in the urban physical examination?What should I do after the examination?Let's sort out the heavy message conveyed by the "Opinions" together.
Key points: Adhere to the problem-oriented approach and help urban renewal
What to check: Focus on the people's urgent and difficult problems
According to the "Opinions", the urban physical examination should adhere to the problem-oriented, divide the urban physical examination units, and find out the difficulties, blockages, and pain points that the masses have strong reactions to, from housing to communities (communities), blocks, and urban areas (cities).
Specifically, in the housing dimension, indicators such as housing structure safety, pipeline pipelines, household water quality, building energy conservation, and digital homes are set from the aspects of safety and durability, complete functions, and green intelligence.
From the perspective of community and community, it is mainly from the aspects of perfect facilities, livable environment, and sound management to identify the gaps in facilities such as elderly care, childcare, parking, and charging, as well as the problems in community environmental management.
From the perspective of blocks, the urban physical examination will set up indicators such as middle schools, sports venues, and old neighborhoods from the aspects of perfect functions, neatness and orderliness, and characteristic vitality.
In the macro dimension of urban areas, the urban physical examination will focus on setting indicators from the aspects of ecological livability, historical and cultural protection and utilization, industry-city integration and job-housing balance, safety and resilience, wisdom and efficiency.
These four dimensions are from small to large in terms of space, and these four levels are closely related to our lives.
How to use: Contribute to urban renewal
The "Opinions" require strengthening the use of results, taking the problems found in the urban physical examination as the focus of urban renewal, focusing on solving the problems of the masses and making up for the shortcomings and weaknesses of urban construction and development, carrying out urban renewal in a targeted manner, rectifying the problems found in the physical examination, and establishing and improving the urban physical examination working mechanism of "finding problems, solving problems, consolidating and improving".
Zhang Jing, chief planner of the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, said that the results of the physical examination will be classified according to the principle of priority, forming a list of problems and a list of remediation suggestions, decomposing and implementing the remediation responsibility to each district and relevant departments, and clarifying the remediation measures and completion time limit.
Urban physical examination will play a pivotal role in promoting urban renewal actions, not only providing scientific basis for urban renewal actions, but also promoting the optimization and adjustment of urban planning.
Through the urban physical examination, we can better understand the status of the city and formulate targeted renewal measures to promote the healthy and sustainable development of the city.
Urban check-up: Escort the future of the city
Wang Kai, president of the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, said that the urban physical examination is an important action for urban renewal, and a preliminary work must be carried out. Only when we detect the problems and shortcomings in urban development can we prescribe the right medicine. Just like a person's physical examination, a city is also a living organism.
In general, through the comprehensive evaluation of urban development and construction, targeted countermeasures are formulated, urban development goals are optimized, urban construction shortcomings are made, and the problem of "urban disease" is solved, which is an important starting point for the implementation of urban renewal actions, the overall planning and construction management of urban planning, and the promotion of high-quality development of urban human settlements.
For example, in 2020, Chongqing conducted its first urban physical examination, which detected a total of seven types of urban diseases, including many public safety hazards, serious urban traffic congestion, and greater pressure for environmental improvement.
After discovering the problem, Chongqing has taken a lot of measures to strengthen the guidance of rail transit, improve the quality and efficiency of public transportation, and promote the smooth flow of road congestion, and in the 2021 urban physical examination, it was shown that 3 of the 7 urban diseases detected in 2020 had obvious improvement effects.
It is worth mentioning that urban physical examination plays a vital role in promoting and optimizing infrastructure construction. Through the comprehensive assessment of urban development, the urban physical examination can not only accurately identify the shortcomings and problems of infrastructure, but also provide a scientific and reasonable decision-making basis for infrastructure construction.
In addition, urban physical examination can also promote the optimization and innovation of urban planning, and improve the efficiency and quality of infrastructure construction. With the help of urban physical examination, the needs of urban residents can be better met and the sustainable development of the city can be promoted.
In summary, cities will make our lives better, but health must be the first priority in this beauty. Through the important means of urban physical examination, we can better understand the status of the city and formulate corresponding renewal measures, so as to promote the optimization of urban structure, improve functions and improve quality as a whole, and build a livable, resilient and smart city.