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Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region 10, 56
Border Economic Cooperation Zone 19
Border Trade Zone 19
(see also low-carbon cities)
Changsha 57
Chaohu Ecological Demonstration Zone 133, 134
administration structure 123
Hi-tech Zone 118
manufacturing sector 117
New Tianfu Square 117
planning and design 123
Shuangliu Airport 121
Southwest Jiaotong University 117, 118
urban transformation and upgrading capability 55
city governance see local governance
city regions 10
(see also Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region; Pearl River Delta; Yangtze River Delta)
Community Administration System 31
Community Residents’ Committees 32–3
Community Residents Self-governance 35
conservation see environmental protection; heritage conservation
Cross-border Industrial Zone 19
Cross-Taiwan Strait Technology Industrial Park 19
cultivated land see agricultural land
cultural development 46, 76, 109
Cultural Revolution 5
Dalian 57
Daqing 47
land management 27
main economic indicators 19
relation to their host cities 18, 20
types and number 19
domestic investment 20
Dongying Economic and Technological Development Zone 15
ecological issues 8, 10, 37–44
ecological transformation 46, 57
Economic and Technological Development Zones (ETDZs) 14, 15, 17, 18, 19
electronic information sector 117
environmental protection 10, 37–42, 86 (see also Eco-cities; pollution control)
Export Processing Zones 19
farmland see agricultural land
Finance Trade Zone 74
Fuzhou 24
Alibaba Group building 112
central business district 110–11
East New Town 109
economic development 105–6, 109–12
land reserve agency 28
local governance 107
as part of Yangtze River Delta 109
planning and redevelopment 106
road construction 106
transformation in practice 107–12
urban transformation and upgrading capability 55
‘villages within the city’ 105, 107
headquarters economy 46, 112, 119
Administration Service Centre 131
BOE Technology 135
Chaohu Ecological Demonstration Zone 133, 134
manufacturing sector 129, 131, 134
Science Island 130
Swan Lake CBD 129
Urban Community 32
heritage conservation 37–8, 111
High and New Technology Industry Development Zones 15, 17, 18, 19
Hongqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone 17
Hongqiao Transportation Hub 73, 80
industrial parks 19, 100, 120, 124
industrial restructuring 18
knowledge economy 47
(see also creative industries)
Kunming 55
Land Administration Law 24, 25, 26
land policies 21
Land Property Rights System 23–8
land management in development zones 27
land ownership 23
Land Reserve System 28
land use planning system 26, 27–8
land use rights leasehold market 27
land use rights transfer market 27
land use taxation 24
land resources 8
Liuting International Airport 97, 98
liveable cities see Eco-cities
local governance 58
financial capability 58
Hangzhou 107
Shanghai 80
Steering Committee for Community Building (SCCB) 31
(see also community governance)
low-carbon agriculture 89
low-carbon buildings 89
low-carbon cities see Eco-cities
low-carbon energy 89
manufacturing sector 7, 13, 20
Chengdu 117
Qingdao 95
Shanghai 75
market economy 5, 13, 31, 57, 74–5
metropolitan regions see city regions
Minhang Economic and Technological Development Zone 17
multinational companies 18, 134
Ganjiang Riverside 85
Garden City 87
Nanchang Bayi Bridge 83
Pavilion of Prince Teng 86
Transit-oriented Development (TOD) 89
Xiang Lake Wetland Park 85
Yao Lake Wetland Park 90
National Development Zones 19
National Eco-cultural Protection Zone 38
National Tourism Resorts 16, 18, 19
New Urbanisation 9
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) 34
Ocean University of China 99
Olympic Sailing Centre 94
Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) 80, 81
plot ratios 10
(see also air quality)
power plants 89
Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone 88
property rights see Land Property Rights System
Provincial Development Zones 19
public governance see local governance
public services 9
Chengdu 122
Shanghai 76
(see also community service; social provision)
Pudong Lujiazui Finance Trade Zone 74
Ba Da Guan Treaty Port Architecture 94
‘Dragon’ Deep-sea Submersible 101
economic development 95
Harbour 95
Jiaozhou Qingdao Bay Bridge 96
land reserve agency 28
Liuting International Airport 97, 98
manufacturing sector 95
Marine Science Survey Ship 101
Ocean University of China 99
Olympic Sailing Centre 94
West Coast Economic Zone 99
real estate market 21
research and development 15–16, 97, 100, 130, 132–5
Residents’ Committees 29, 30, 32–3, 35
resource-based cities 47, 57–8
resources 8
rural land transaction system 26
rural/urban integration 9, 11, 80, 119, 120, 122
science and technology innovation 53, 77, 130–6
(see also research and development)
secondary sector see manufacturing sector
Nanchang 89
Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone Development Plan 97
Community Service Centre 33
East China Sea Bridge 74
Economic and Technological Development Zone 17
Hongqiao Transportation Hub 73, 80
land reserve agency 28
land use reform 24
local governance 80
manufacturing sector 75
measures for the transformation and development of 76–9
Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) 80, 81
public services 76
Pudong Lujiazui Finance Trade Zone 74
redevelopment of Yangpu District 77
satellite towns 20
urban transformation and upgrading capability 55
Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone 15
Wujiaochang Area, Yangpu District 78
Yangshan Deepwater Port 73
Shanghai and Yangtze River Delta 73, 74, 75, 77
Shenyang 20
Shuangliu Airport 121
Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city see Tianjin
social provision 9, 29–30, 31, 46
Chengdu 122
Hangzhou 107
Shanghai 76
Southwest Jiaotong University 117, 118
Nanchang 89
Street and Residence Administration System 29–30
sustainable development 37–42, 46, 88
Hangzhou 108
urban development capacity 48–54
(see also Eco-cities; Urban Transformation and Upgrading Capability)
Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) 18
Taihu National Tourist Resort 17
Taiwanese Investment Zone 19
technological innovation see science and technology innovation
tertiary sector see service sector
(see also Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region)
Transit-oriented Development (TOD) 89
transportation 21
Chengdu 122
Nanchang 89
urban clusters see city regions
Urban Community Administration System 29–31
urban development capacity 48–54
urban ecological construction 39–42
urban planning 11
Urban Transformation and Upgrading Capability 45–69
evaluation index 49–54, 50, 51, 53–4
urban zoning 18
development phases 7
and environmental protection 10
New Urbanisation 9
reconfiguration of urban space 10, 20
resources and ecology 8
social issues 9
urbanisation rate
different countries by income group 6
villages
rural/urban integration 9, 11, 80, 119, 120, 122
Village Committees 33
‘villages within the city’ 105, 107
Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone 15
Wuhan 55
Xiang Lake Wetland Park 85
Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village 38
Xiongan New Area 56
Yangshan Deepwater Port 73
Yangtze River Delta 10, 55, 73, 74, 79
(see also Hangzhou; Nanjing; Shanghai)
Yao Lake Wetland Park 90
Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park 16, 17
ZhuAo (Zhuhai, and Macao) Cross-border Industrial Zone 19
Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou 20