横断面规划的思想源于广阔的区域性议题及可持续发展理念,是应对生态环境问题的一种综合性的规划方法。横断面规划的基础是地理景观,地理景观反映了人与自然的关系,城乡横断面表现了人与自然关系的梯度。基于横断面的形态分类体现了人地关系的刻度,将发展目标转译为某一种形态实质是规定某一种具体的人地关系,是生态伦理价值的具体表现。以横断面分区取代功能分区,把规划调查、分析、设计和开发控制有效地整合在一起,实现了土地利用规划的范式转变。
Section planning originates from vast regional issues and sustainable development concept, and it is a comprehensive planning tool in response to ecological issues. Section planning is based on geographical landscape, and it relfects the relation of human and nature. Development vision by means of morphology is essentialy human-land relation of ecological ethics. Section planning integrates investigation, analysis, design, and development control, and promotes paradigm change of land use planning.