MyCognitionofUrbanPlanningAtthefirstofthisdissertation,Iwouldliketomakeaself-introduction.Mynameis**,astubborngirl.Ilikesports,reading,listeningtomusicandsoon.Iameagerforknowledge.AlsoIhavemanybadhabits.Ilikesleeping,Iloafonthejobsometimes.Justasmanypeople,Ihavemydream,Iwanttobeasuccessfulperson.It’snoteasy,soIshouldpaymoreendeavorthanothers.Iamacommonjuniorstudent,myprofessionisurbanplanning.WhenIfirstentermycollege,Idon’tlikethisprofession.Ievendon’tknowwhatIwilllearn.WhatIonlyknowisitsname,urbanplanning.ButthatIdon’tknowishowtoplanandwhattodesign.ButIamgladIcanstudyhere,inmythreeyearslearning,Igraduallyfindthejoyofdesign,somethinginmymindcanbearealdrawing.Inthefuture,itmaybecomeabuildingoracityinfrontofus.Mythreeyearsincollegeisspendinginconstantlyraisethestudyinterestandcontinuouslearning.Facingthefiercecompetitionfortalent,Iwasawarethatmyknowledgeislimited,butIknowIhaveamoreunwillingtolagbehind,andIhavethespiritofcontinuouslearningandthedesireofcontinuouslyenhance.Iownmyyoungandpersistentcareerenthusiasm,IbelievethatIwilldobetter.Aftermorethantwoyearsofstudy,we'vebeenlearningarchitecturaldesign.Theknowledgeofurbanplanningisn'ttoomuch.Butmoreorless,Thereisacertaindegreeoftheunderstandingofurbanplanning.Andgetagreatprogress.Wewillnotbeasafreshmenwhatalldon'tunderstand.Wealreadyhaveapreliminaryunderstandingofthecityplanning.Thecityisagiantengineofeconomicgrowth,andisthewindowofthesocialcivilization.Theplanningofcityisespeciallyimportant.Theurbanplanningprofessionisanarchitecturaldisciplinewhichcreatedbycountrytoadapttothecity'splanninganddevelopment.Itraisespersonwhohasthetalentofurbanplanninganddesign,urbanplanningandmanagement.Itrequiresthestudentsgetthebasictrainingofthecityplanninganddesign,andbethebasicskillsmasterofurbanplanninganddesignandmanagementthebasicskills.Urbanplanningisamixtureofscienceandart.Itencompassesmanydifferentdisciplinesandbringsthemallunderasingleumbrella.Thesimplestdefinitionofurbanplanningisthatitistheorganizationofallelementsofatownorotherurbanenvironment.However,whenonethinksaboutalltheelementsthatmakeupatown,urbanplanningsuddenlyseemscomplicated-anditis.Urbanplanningisthestudyofthecity'sfuturedevelopment,urbanrationallayoutandmanagementofresources,arrangethecityconstruction.InChina,thecityplanningusuallyincludingoverallplanninganddetailedplanningtwostages.Chinahasfivethousandyearscivilizationofthisgreatcountry.Chinaancientcityemphasisonstrategicplanningthoughtandtheoverallconcept,itstressedthatthecityandnaturecombinationandstricthierarchy.War,economy,population,migration,thesereasonscausecityconstantlyexpanding,andallofthesemakethecitylandchanges,whichhasmadeurbanplanning.Urbanplanninginvolvessomanyotherprofessionalknowledge,suchassociology,economics,meteorology,informationtechnology,geology.So,thecityplanningofprofessionaltalentsareall-roundtalents.Urbanplanningisalsoaverysensitiveprofessional,itnotonlytodealwithgoodsocialandnaturalecologicalharmoniousrelationship,butalsotocoordinatethecontradictionbetweensocialclasses.Urbanplanningalsobecamepopularbecauseofthegrowingneedtogetfactoryworkersintohealthierhousing,ratherthanstuffingthemintofire-traptenements.Withtheadventofunions,workershadadvocatestohelplobbyforbetterhousing.Nowadays,urbanplanningtakesallaspectsofacityintoconsideration.Itincludesplansforsafety,aestheticsandcommonsenseplacementofeverythingfromhousestofactories.Parentswouldn'twanttheirchildren'splaygroundnexttothewatertreatmentplant,forinstance,andurbanplanninghelpseliminatesuchproblems.Goalsforattractivearchitectureforcitybuildingsareputintoplaceandpleasinggreenspacesareplanned.Goodurbanplanninggetsschoolsintotheneighborhoodswheretheyareneededmost,placeshospitalsincentralizedlocations,allowsforgrowthandplanshighwaysaccordingly.Becausesomanydisciplinesmakeupthelargerconceptofurbanplanning,agroupofurbanplannersmayhavewidelydivergentdegrees:civilengineering,architecture,botany,landscapedesign,electricalengineering,businessadministration,andsoon.Urbanplannerswhoaregoodatwhattheydoarehighlysoughtafterbymunicipalgovernments.Whenefficienturbanplanningisused,citiesaremoreattractiveandservetheircitizenstothebestoftheirpotential.Anurbanplannerisapersonwhodetermineshowtousevariousareasofacityortownforthemosteffectivepurposes.Wewillperformstudiestofigureouthowtorelieveautomobilecongestion,layoutroads,determinewherecommercialandresidentialareasshouldbebuiltaswell,andmuchmore.Ifwewanttobecomeanurbanplanner,wemaywanttoconsiderearningamaster'sdegreeafterwecompleteourbachelor'sdegreecoursework.Wecanbecomeanurbanplannerwithjustabachelor'sdegree,butouradvancementopportunitieswillbelimited.Earningamaster'sdegreewillmakeusamorecompetitivejobcandidateandwillqualifyusformanagementorotherleadershippositions.Advanceddegreeswillalsogiveusspecifictraininginstatisticalandeconomicanalysis,planning,theory,andothersubjectareasthatwillbeusefulinthefield.Fiveyearsoflearningwillchangeouralot.Andourbiggestharvestistolearntoourskill,ourprofessional.Andmostoftheprofessiondecideourpath.Itsbasicseta