1、“城市”是“城”，更是“市”。脱离了“市”，城市就没有了灵魂，就没有了生命力。
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2、城市定位就是按照唯一性、排他性和权威性的原则，找到城市的个性、灵魂与理念。没有准确的定位，就没有差异化竞争的优势，就谈不上城市的发展战略。而城市要明确自己的定位，就必须先找到一个城市存在的核心价值。
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3、一些城市盲目效仿，高喊“某某胜地”、“某某中心”、“花园城市”、“绿色城市”的口号，然而在整体设计规划中丝毫体现不出特色，也不考虑城市的社会经济、历史文化、自然环境等诸多因素，最终丧失了自己的个性。
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4、现行的城市化模式存在三个弊端：内容上表现为重增长轻发展，重生产轻生活，城市功能单一；形态上表现为摊大饼模式，注重人口数量的城市化，不注重人口质量的城市化；内涵上表现为“千篇一律”，雷同的城市定位和产业定位。
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5、一个完整意义上的城市，不只是众多居民的聚集，也不只是众多建筑、广场、道路等要素的集合，还是历史时代文明的象征和代表，以及全体居民及其地域精神的凝聚和历史文化的标志。
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6、城市规划毕竟不是“过家家”，一旦失败往往会造成生态型灾难，影响城市整体面貌，给城市发展留下永久性创伤。就是推倒重来，也会留下大量的建筑垃圾，浪费大量金钱。所以，在城市发展之初，城市规划必须听取更多声音，以确保其科学有效。
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7、对于城市来说，城市不仅包括如土地、道路、湖泊、建筑物等硬资源，还包含涉及自然环境、人文历史、生态要素、居民文化等软资源。增强一个城市综合竞争能力，就是有效地增加城市财富，既增加城市物质财富，又增加城市精神内涵。
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8、如果不顾城市自身的特殊条件和机遇，把几个先行一步、卓有成效的城市经验加以“模式化”推广和“克隆”，必将导致一些城市的目标趋同、功能重复、产业同构，形成单一的“千城一面”，最终破坏了城市独特的文化与景观特色。
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9、一个城市，一个区域、一个社区、一幢建筑的生命力，就在于它是可以持续发展的，可以与时代一起进步，可赋予更多附加值。
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10、在城市规划中，必须处理好建设与继承的关系，在发展中传承历史文化。否则，城市一旦失去历史陈迹，犹如人失去鲜明的个性，得到的利益是暂时的，而遗憾却是永远的。
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