摘要：
本文通过中国城市发展的趋势分析，认为《为增长而规划：中国城市与区域规划》一书是对中国城市增长时代的规划总结。本文从政府视角，对书中改革开放以来中国城市规划进行了评论，认为社会主义市场经济背景下中国城市规划是带动经济增长、改善人居环境、实现空间有序发展的有效手段。随着中国城市迈入转型发展期，规划将关注存量发展，系统解决城市病，提高城市宜居性。
Abstract：
Through the analysis on China’s urban developing trend, this paper argues that the book of Planning for Growth: Urban and Regional Planning in China is a summary on China’s urban growth time planning. From the perspective of government, this paper sets comments on urban plans since China’s reform and opening in this book, and considers that China’s urban planning imbedded in socialist market economy is an effective way to promote economic growth, improve living environment and achieve orderly spatial expansion. As Chinese cities go into the transition period, planning will focus on urban renewal, urban disease resolution systematically and livability improvement.