On July 31, at Government Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired a meeting with ministries, branches, experts, and scientists to review the draft Urban and Rural System Planning for the period 2021- 2030, vision to 2050 (Urban and rural planning).
At the meeting, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tuong Van said that urban and rural system planning is identified as national sector planning, concretizing the national master plan according to sector and field of development management. develop urban and rural systems.
Planning follows a "network" model based on connecting sectors and regions related to infrastructure, resource use, environmental protection and biodiversity conservation.
The leading viewpoint of the Plan is that urban development becomes a driving force, playing a pivotal role in economic development. Rural areas are the foundation for sustainable urban development.
Urban and rural space is associated with the space and zoning of national socio-economic development, has focus and key points, and is effectively linked to the infrastructure system, especially key projects. nation.
By 2030, the urbanization rate will reach over 50%. The number of urban areas nationwide is about 1,000 - 1,200 urban areas. The urban area's economy contributes about 85% to the country's GDP. The whole country has at least 90% of communes meeting new rural standards, of which 50% of communes meet advanced new rural standards; 70% of districts, towns and provincial-level cities meet new rural standards; 100% of districts have urban areas.
Vision to 2050, the urban system will be linked into a synchronous, unified, and balanced network across regions, capable of effectively resisting and adapting to climate change, rising sea levels, and preventing , preventing natural disasters, epidemics, protecting the environment.
Typical architecture, rich in identity, green, modern, smart. Vietnam's urban system has a worthy role and position in the Asia-Pacific urban network, and is highly competitive in national, regional and international socio-economic development.
Rural areas have a living environment closely connected and in harmony with urban areas, civilized, green, clean, beautiful, rich in national cultural identity, with living conditions and income of rural residents approaching those of urban areas. town.
Contributing to the draft planning, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Do Thanh Trung emphasized the importance of determining development goals and strategies as a basis for building an urban and rural planning system. has vitality, unity, synchronization, and does not conflict with other plans.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong said that planning must create a chain of urban areas and rural areas with unique characteristics, consistent with history, topography, and natural conditions. natural, economic, social... to create new development premises for each region and region.
Concluding the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized that urban and rural planning is a new task, implemented for the first time.
The Ministry of Construction must clarify the political, legal, scientific basis and relationship of urban and rural planning with specialized plans, national plans, and provincial plans.
Review and evaluate the impact of urban and rural planning methods on approved related plans; management and use of Planning products (general planning, zoning planning and detailed planning).
In planning, it is also necessary to clearly define the role, location and scope of rural areas in the urbanization process.
The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Construction to absorb maximum comments, urgently complete the Planning, and submit it to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval.
