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| COORDINATION FOR JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND OLD URBAN DISTRICTS IN CHINA |
| SHEN Zheng-ping1,2, SHAO Ming-zhe2, CAO Yong2,3 |
1. College of Urban & Environmental Science, Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China;
2. Institute of Huaihai Development Research, Xuzhou 221009, China;
3. College of Business and Public Policy, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA |
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Abstract With an accelerated process of industrialization and urbanization, many cities in China are facing two major tasks:old urban district renewal and new urban district development. Due to a faster pace and insufficient planning work, there are many problems arising during this process. These problems may include:1) weak connections between business sectors as well as the old and new districts; 2) fragmented planning within each district without a comprehensive planning framework across districts; 3) low accessibility between districts which may cause an increasing commuting cost for people traveling from their home to their workplace; 4) low resettlement fees for residents in old districts whose homes were demolished and other residents in new districts whose land were purchased. These problems may have strong negative influences on the long term prosperity of China. There is an increasing need to correctly handle the new and old urban districts in an integrated and coordinated manner, which is the key for our long-term sustainable development. In this paper, the authors first analyze the major reasons for these problems, and then discuss the roles of economic development, social progress and environment sustainability, which are the major driving forces for coordinated development between old and new districts. Furthermore, the authors analyze the roles of other factors, such as housing in old district, upgrading of industrial structure, urban management and market forces, in old district renewal and new district development. Finally, the authors propose four measures for the co-development between new and old districts in urban management:coordinated planning; coordinated spatial connections; coordinated business sectors; and coordinated urban policies. Each of these measures is specifically targeted for the potential problems of old district renewal, new district development, and the internal linkages between old and new districts. These measures provide theoretical foundations for public policy decision making, which is the key foundation for the future sustainable urban development in China.
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Received: 15 April 2008
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2009, Vol. 24 
