STRUGGLES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE DISCIPLINE AND PROFESSION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN CHINA'S TERRITORIAL SPATIAL PLANNING REFORM

A true understanding of Ecological Civilization Construction is key to comprehend the connotation and goals of China's territorial spatial planning, which echoes the ideological keynote of the country's upgrade of socio-economic development mode. Missioned as a means to public policy making, territorial spatial planning develops roadmaps for Ecological Civilization Construction by addressing macro spatial governance problems such as the shortage of resources, severe environmental pollution, and ecosystem degradation. Furthermore, the author interprets the relationship between ecological restoration and territorial spatial planning system, and argues that the territorial spatial planning system should employ a macro-medium-micro hierarchy in scale while focusing on life-circle ecological restoration planning and implementation. In addition to the necessity of developing cross-administrative border plans, the author emphasizes the importance of multi-disciplinary cooperation. Then, he points out that "The Two Assessment Standards" should value regional characteristics and avoid to indiscriminately apply planning and design patterns in different cases. Finally, the author puts forward suggestions to practitioners in Landscape Architecture and other allied professions to prepare themselves by self-retraining with new concepts, methodologies, and technologies to be more competent for the contemporary needs of territorial spatial planning.