The sustainable development is the basic consensus for the urban development and construction in all countries of the world. Based on the connotation of the sustainable development, this paper analyzes the process of the sustainable development and the accompanied dilemmas, and summarizes the basic concept and principle of the sustainable urban design by integrating the ecological and green concepts. Effective ecological urban design strategies are put forward from four dimensions:the ecological environment, the historical culture, the spatial form, and the administrative governance. Furthermore, the future development direction of the urban construction and the difficult problems of urban research are highlighted, to serve as a reference for the healthy and orderly development of cities in China.

sustainable urban design  /  connotation  /  principle  /  dimension  /  strategy