Local councils allowed ever more plots to be zoned for urban development, issuing building permits with abandon and receiving fees or a percentage of the land.

当地委员会允许越来越多的土地划为城市开发，放纵地签发建筑许可证，然后收取费用或者拥有一定比例的土地。

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Located north of Nian Tan Park on two adjacent plots of land, the Vanke-Shoukai development will also provide an urban datum that facilitates connections between the city's major focal points.

首开万科位于念坛公园北部，包含南北两块相邻用地，该项目将提供城市标准级的基础设施，有利于城市的主要节点间的连接，建成后将成为城市中心地标。

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Especially in the central area of medium-sized cities generally high density of land development result in frequent traffic jams, a serious urban transportation and land use issues.

尤其是大中城市中心区土地开发密度普遍过高，造成交通频繁拥堵，导致出现严重的城市交通与土地利用题目。

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Reason: Their land had been sold for urban development but they were being denied compensation because they had moved out of the village after they got married.

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Only a few of the worst poisoned places were cleared up, at great cost, and the rule left some urban spaces derelict, encouraging development into previously untouched land.

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The fourth site is for eight residential pitches on green belt land on the edge of urban development at Throop Road, between Woodbury Avenue and an area of allotments.

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