The territory and spatial planning is an important component of the national spatial governance system, a spatial blueprint for the sustainable development, and a primary basis for the protection and utilization of territory resources. The theoretical framework and the technical system of the territory and spatial planning are proposed in this paper based on a review of the related available theoretical researches and technical explorations of the territory and spatial planning. The theoretical framework not only integrates "the theory of space" and "the theory of planning" according to the concepts of "people-orientated, ecological civilization, five-in-one, and sustainable development", but also integrates the "five principles" and "five systems" of the science of human settlements, and integrates the“five-level and three-class”system of the territory and spatial planning. While the technical system includes the“double evaluation”of territory spatial resources, the determination of“three-boundary and four-zone”, as well as the planning and management information system. All these might hopefully be used to support the ongoing exploration and application practice of the nationwide territory and spatial planning.

territory and spatial planning  /  theoretical framework  /  technical system  /  the five-level and three-class  /  science of human settlements