In order to better explore the function of urban forest in human habitation and settlement environment,the ecosystem functions were evaluated in terms of air purification,water conservation,soil conservation,maintenance of biodiversity in Meizhou by the methods of market price,shadow prices approach and opportunity cost,and the problems of the value assessment at home and abroad in urban forest ecosystem services function were simply discussed.
By introducing the urbanization history of Meizhou City,major problems of its spatial structure were summarized as small scale of urban areas and incomplete hierarchical structure;poor cohesive force of central city,imbalanced regional spatial ratio;disorderly development of urban spaces;and fierce competition for space.Then spatial restructuring of Meizhou City was discussed from the following 3 perspectives:optimizing hierarchical structure of space,planning in advance to construct a central city with more than 1 million residents;establishing the traffic hub of Guangdong,Fujian and Jiangxi;improving spatial structure of industries.It was to enhance sustainable social and economic development of the local area,break the dualistic structure and realize the overall development of urban and rural areas,and also narrow the urban-rural gap.
