摘要
In recent times, China has shifted its position from the pursuit of pure GDP to that of humanistic GDP, environmental GDP, and to the unified harmonious development of population, resources, and environment. One of the objectives set at the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC） for building a well-off society in all aspects is to construct a harmonious society. A livable city is one of the most important aspects of a harmonious society. Being so called is closely associated with the living quality of the people in that city and one of the important yardsticks to measure the achievements of China＇s reform and development. As a development objective, a livable city should have its standards. However, different countries have advanced their standards differently for judging a livable city. There are still not international unified standards. With the passing of the times, the building of a standard system for a livable city is of increasing value both theoretically and practically. In January 2005, the ＂General City Planning for Beijing Municipality （2004-2020）＂ was approved by the State Council Beijing was the first to make ＂livable city＂ one of its objectives. This will have a significant impact on urban and economic development in the Chinese capital and will have a profound impact on other areas in the effort to build livable cities. In view of the actual conditions of the development of cities in China, this paper has advanced such standards as economic development, social harmony, and amenities for judging whether a city is a livable city, and made empirical analysis of the development of livable cities in China.
In recent times, China has shifted its position from the pursuit of pure GDP to that of humanistic GDP, environmental GDP, and to the unified harmonious development of population, resources, and environment. One of the objectives set at the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC） for building a well-off society in all aspects is to construct a harmonious society. A livable city is one of the most important aspects of a harmonious society. Being so called is closely associated with the living quality of the people in that city and one of the important yardsticks to measure the achievements of China＇s reform and development. As a development objective, a livable city should have its standards. However, different countries have advanced their standards differently for judging a livable city. There are still not international unified standards. With the passing of the times, the building of a standard system for a livable city is of increasing value both theoretically and practically. In January 2005, the ＂General City Planning for Beijing Municipality （2004-2020）＂ was approved by the State Council Beijing was the first to make ＂livable city＂ one of its objectives. This will have a significant impact on urban and economic development in the Chinese capital and will have a profound impact on other areas in the effort to build livable cities. In view of the actual conditions of the development of cities in China, this paper has advanced such standards as economic development, social harmony, and amenities for judging whether a city is a livable city, and made empirical analysis of the development of livable cities in China.
