Abstract
After the opening up in the early ‘80s, China addressed a challenge: how to realize quickly large and modern cities. The approach to this huge task was to adopt some models and adjust actions and rules during the process according to the output. Different ways of imagining the city can be mentioned. The case of Shenzhen is a great example of these experiments, where different imported planning models were adapted to the local context and resources. The city of Suzhou became a manufacturing hub copying the Singaporean governance and urban design model. The city of Guiyang is still searching for solutions.
In these diversified inventions of Chinese city some issues can be highlighted: the goal of modernity and how it relates to sustainability, the programmed a-synchronia of development among provinces, the constant adjustment of plans and goals, the struggle to deal with what is complex, plural, individual.
In these diversified inventions of Chinese city some issues can be highlighted: the goal of modernity and how it relates to sustainability, the programmed a-synchronia of development among provinces, the constant adjustment of plans and goals, the struggle to deal with what is complex, plural, individual.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The City Across History. |
| Subtitle of host publication | Emergence, developments, and social, economic political, cultural and health impact. |
| Editors | Marcella Frangipane |
| Place of Publication | Rome |
| Publisher | Academia Italiana Nazionale dei Lincei - Bardi Edizioni |
| Pages | 491-511 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Volume | 354 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 0391-805X |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788821812439 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 2023 |
