Green belt in a compact city: A zone for conservation or transition? |
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| Authors: | Bo-sin Tang Siu-wai Wong Anton King-wah Lee |
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| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Building & Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China;bDepartment of Real Estate & Facilities Management, The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Morrison Hill), Wanchai, Hong Kong, China;cCentre of Urban Planning & Environmental Management, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China |
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| Abstract: | The paper examines the evolution, implementation and performance of the green belt in the compact and land-hungry city of Hong Kong. The green belt in Hong Kong comprises over 25% of all the land areas under the statutory land-use zoning plans. Its planning policy declares that there is a presumption against development in this land-use zone. Based upon historical study, cross-sectional examination of 109 statutory zoning plans and quantitative analysis of 1230 planning application cases, this study has evaluated whether the green belt was indeed treated as a non-building area for the purpose of landscape and countryside conservation. The conclusion is that the actual planning intention of the green belt has been ambivalent and flexible and it is a transition zone rather than a zone for conservation in Hong Kong. |
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| Keywords: | Land-use Urban planning Zoning Decision Hong Kong China |
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