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| ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF ZHONGGUANCUN SCIENCE PARK IN THE SPATIAL EXTENSION OF BEIJING |
| LIU Ling, SHEN Ti-yan |
| Department of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China |
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Abstract 21th century is one of the important stages of know ledge economy in our society.High Technological Parks, as kinds of growing poles, are playing important roles in urban spatial extension. This research mainly studies the roles and functions of Zhongguancun Science Park (ZSP) in Beijing's metropolitan development.Because ZSP will be the base for Beijing's knowledge economy, it will have great potential influence on the spatial ex tension of Beijing metropolis.Based on the analysis, several conclusions, concerning with the development of land use, industrial sector, transportation and environmental protection, are put forward.
Firstly, the development of ZSP will help the city to extend likely star-shapedlandscape pattern with more reasonable suburbanization, especially in the northwest of Beijing.The five sub-division parks, which cooperate each other to organize the whole ZSP, will become new fulcrums for the city to ex tend because of rapid suburbanization in the future.
Secondly, the development of ZSP will place a premium on shifting pivot movement of industrial sector in Beijing, therefore, spatial overall arrangement will be mo re meaningful for functional arrangement with the know ledge economy.
Thirdly, ZSP will attract mo re and mo re high-educated people to work and live within the park and its surrounding s, especially in the northwest part of Beijing. Fourthly, the center of the park will become one of the sub-business centers in the metropolitan of Beijing, which has distinct function namely know ledge economic function compared w ith CBD.
Finally, the authors give some advice for the possibility of modifying Beijing's overall city plan in the future.Because suburbanization of Beijing is stepping into rapid period, the future overall plan should pay sufficient attention to the roles of ZSP in accelerating suburbanization process of Beijing.
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Received: 07 January 2002
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2003, Vol. 18 
