Written by Bernd Scholl, Translated by Ye Hengyu

Keywords： Switzerland; Informal Planning; Test Planning; Inner Development; Urban Development; Urban Sprawl

Abstract：

As a small country with scarce land resources facing pressure of urban development, Switzerland has to reconsider its land use strategies. More attention to inner city renewal has led to the transformation of urban development, as well as new challenges to urban planning. This paper argues that planning for the existing built-up area makes difference with planning for the greenfield development. As an important supplementary of formal planning, informal planning, such as test planning, plays a very important role in inner city renewal projects. The paper first introduces the spatial development strategy in Switzerland “internal development before external development”, followed by the concept and procedures of test planning. Based on the case study of Attisholz, where the largest brownfield in Switzerland is located, the function of test planning is elaborated.

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