Abstract:

Planning environmental impact assessment (PEIA) is not only an important part of the planning work, but also an indispensable component of PEIA system. Considering some gaps in theory and methodology of PEIA, and on the basis of the necessity and feasibility of ecological suitability analysis of land used in the environmental impact assessment in urban planning, this paper discussed the method, procedure and content of the ecological suitability analysis of land and the assessment from an ecological point of view, by following the theory of ecological position and taking some new areas in Shanghai as examples. This research will be complementary to the content and completeness of technology and methodology for environmental impact assessment in urban planning.

Key words: ecological suitability, Planning Environment Impact Assessment (PEIA), ecological factor