InfrastructurePlanningStudiesCITYPLANNINGREVIEW2014385VOL.38NO.5MAY.201490doiABSTRACT:WiththespeedingupofurbanizationinChina,problemslikeshortageoflandresources,weaknessofecologicalenvironment,andagingtendencyofpopulationarebecomingmoreandmoresevere.Thus,theplanningoffuneralandintermentfacilitiesisanurgenttaskforthesustainableurbandevelopment.ConsideringthespecificproblemsandfeaturesofBeijing,andcombiningplanningwithimplementation,targetedstrategiesareworkedouttosolvetheproblemsexistingintheconstructionoffuneralandintermentfacilitiesinBeijing,suchaswasteofland,disorderedlayout,outdatedconstructionidea,laggardpoliciesandregulations,indistinctmanagementsystem,andinadequatepublicity.Thestrategiesareasfollows:firstly,theplanningandconstructionoffuneralandintermentfacilitiesshouldbeintegratedwiththeoverallurbandevelopmentbycontrollingthetotalquantityandoptimizingthelayout;secondly,therestrictedconstructionareashouldbedemarcatedbyconsideringtheinfluenceofthefuneralandintermentfacilitiesontheecologicalenvironment,anddifferentstrategiesshouldbeapplied;thirdly,theremnantlandshouldbeliquidizedforbothcommercialandno-profitfacilities;fourthly,thefuneralandintermentcultureshouldbepromotedsoastoguidethemulti-functionaldevelopmentofcemetery.Intheend,thepaperproposessomesupportingmeasures,suchascompletingtheregulations,improvingthesystems,fullyexertingtheroleofpolicyandpublicity,etc.KEYWORDS:funeralandintermentfacilities;planning;BeijingREFLECTIONSONPLANNINGANDCONSTRUCTIONOFFUNERALANDINTERMENTFACILITIESLJia;ZHANGCongda;LINJingFig.1Acceptabilityofbuildingthenew-typefuneralparlorindifferentdistrictsInfrastructurePlanningStudiesCITYPLANNINGREVIEW2014385VOL.38NO.5MAY.201492Fig.2SurveyofreasonsfortherejectionofenvironmentallyfriendlyintermentbydifferentincomegroupsFig.3ThesustainablemaximumdurationforthetripstofuneralparlorindifferentdistrictsFig.4ThesustainablemaximumdurationforthetripstocemeteryindifferentdistrictsInfrastructurePlanningStudiesCITYPLANNINGREVIEW2014385VOL.38NO.5MAY.201494Tab.1InfluencingfactorsinsiteselectionoffuneralandintermentfacilitiesInfrastructurePlanningStudiesCITYPLANNINGREVIEW2014385VOL.38NO.5MAY.201496Fig.5QuantitystatisticsoftheseaburialinBeijingfrom2006to2011