Description
Guest Advisor for an article collection on 'Exploring the future of industrial parks in China'This article collection aims to explore the changing roles of industrial parks and their impact on new-type urbanisation in China. Through the lens of urban renewal, it intends to provide a vision for future cities and to explore key planning and design principles that can underpin sustainable urbanisation in 2021-2035. The key research questions include: what are the core functions of future cities in China? And what planning and/or design interventions can effectively cope with the new challenges arising in urban renewal processes? It is expected that some findings from the selected articles would inform the relevant policies, plans and programmes and thereby guide the ongoing urban regeneration towards sustainability standards.
Industrial parks, as the main catalyst for socio-economic growth since 1990s, have played an important role in facilitating industrialisation and urbanisation in China during the past thirty years. While following the successful completion of the National Plan for New-type Urbanisation (2014-2020), the urbanisation ratio in China has reached 66% by 2023. A large number of emerging industries have also arisen, such as big data, artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy, etc. As a result, many industrial parks and economic-technological development zones located in the eastern coastal areas (e.g., Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, etc.) are facing the challenge of sustainable renewal nowadays. There is an urgent need to redefine the key roles and core functions of these industrial parks for the next 15-30 years.
This article collection initiative welcomes submissions on the topic of “Exploring the future of Industrial Parks in China”. The call may include but not limited to the following themes: attractiveness/vitality; resilience; green; smartness; etc. And the subtopics may include but not limited to: industrial planning; urban renewal; planning and design innovation for industrial parks; low-impact development related to sustainable development goals (SDGs); urban micro-renewal; data-driven urban governance; adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate change; socio-economic issues arising in urban transformation; and any other relevant subjects worldwide. The focus is to explore the impact of emerging industries on the regeneration of industrial parks and its wider urban context from a critical perspective. Contributions from theoretical reflections to empirical studies based on practical work are all welcomed.
| Period | 10 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type of journal | Journal |
| ISSN | 1346-7581 |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
Keywords
- Industrial parks
- Urban renewal
- Sustainability
- Urban planning and design
- Future cities
