1. Understanding the current situation of urbanization and planting in Hefei rural-urban fringe

Through the research on Hefei rural-urban area and the contrast of, cases outside and inside the fringe, a garden-city program can be strongly developed and be performed. In the meantime, it also assists the whole team member get a general idea on the temporary urban-city planting and urbanization process.

2. Calling for the public awareness of building a garden-city and a necessary reasonable reconstruction toward rural area

With the painting of Gangji primary school and its surrounding environment, Dashu mountain scenic spot and Hefei botanical garden, and the relevant questionnaire at the later period in this research process, improve the resident’s environmental conscious and help the Hefei government and planning agency discover various problems arousing from the progress of urbanization, and offer the local authorities some practical solutions.

On the one hand, news media calls increasingly individual to pay their attention to the environmental problems along with urbanization process and urgent rational reconstruction and city programming. On the other hand, it infuses a sense of a green-city concept and promotes more and more people joining this building work.

3. Broaden members horizon and develop professional knowledge
1) Due to most of the participants in our group major in urban planning management, through this type of research activity, everyone can comprehend their career field better and even more, because of environmental element displayed in the project, to some extent, participants can put forward such idea in their afterward study and work. Hope everyone can achieve their goal---become an urban and rural planner.

2) Strengthen member’s environmental awareness. Our team members are able to perfect their understanding of protecting ecology after spot research and lots of data analysis.

3) Strengthen the ability of communication between team members themselves and the outside world. In this research, we have two off-campus partners; that’s GMS and Friend of Nature (Beijing). In the following time, we will contact the government authorities in Gangji town (progressing now). Meanwhile, our group plan to reach television broadcasting station and ask sponsors when all the preparation work completed. This whole activity require possessing of a great cooperative and communication ability,

1.了解合肥城乡分界处的绿化和城市化现状
通过合肥城乡分界处的实际走访调研，及对城乡分界线内外做的对比，帮助队员了解合肥城郊绿化和城市化的现状，为分析出有借鉴意义的绿色城市化推进方案奠定基础。
2.倡导绿色城市化观念，呼吁人们对乡村进行理性改造
通过岗集小学集周边环境、大蜀山风景区及合肥植物园的绿地图绘制，以及后期的调查问卷派发，提高城郊居民对城市化进程中环保的认识，也帮助合肥政府及规划局发现到城市化中出现的各种环境问题，并将研究结果整理成一些可行解决方案提供给当局。
通过媒体宣传，一方面呼吁更多的人关注到乡村城市化中出现的环保问题，也呼吁人们对乡村进行合理改造、合理规划。另一方面也灌输给大家一个绿色城市化的观念，让更多的人加入到城市&乡村的绿色建设中来。
3.帮助队员提升阅历和专业知识
1) 由于本团队绝大多数属于城市规划专业学生，通过此次的调研活动，大家将对城乡布局有一个概括的认识，同时环保元素的加入也有助于大家将绿色的观念带入今后的学习生活工作中去，希望大家以后都可以成为绿色城乡规划师。
2) 加强队员的环保观念。通过实地调研、收集大量资料并分析，我们的队员必将对环保有一个更为全面的认识。
3) 加强队员与外界的合作能力。本次调研活动我们的校外合作伙伴有GMS和北京的自然之友协会两个。后期还将与岗集镇的政府机关取得联系（现正在联系中），同时本团队也将在活动基本准备就绪后着手联系电视台和拉赞助，整个过程都需要考验到队员的对外合作交流能力。