Affiliation:
1. School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310030, China
2. School of Marxism, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Abstract
Since China is the largest developing country in the world, its urban reconstruction has significance for countries undergoing rapid urbanization. The recent development of its central cities has gradually changed from large-scale incremental expansion to stock optimization. District boundary reorganization has become a new trend in reforming China’s administrative division of central cities. From the perspective of scalar reorganization and regional reconstruction, the adjustment of urban administrative divisions can be regarded as a regional construction strategy initiated by city governments to reshape the spatial structure, improve the governance relationship, and enhance the cities’ competitiveness. This study takes Hangzhou, an important central city in eastern China, as a case study to illustrate two ways in which a central city can optimize its urban spaces through district boundary recombination: scale recombination and regional recombination. The findings demonstrate two advantages of district boundary reorganization for China’s central cities: it eases the integration of new city districts and urban areas and promotes balanced development within the city. In the future, more Chinese cities will likely choose to reorganize their district boundaries.
Funder
National Social Science Fund Project
The Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Universities for Nanjing University
Subject
Nature and Landscape Conservation,Ecology,Global and Planetary Change
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