Searching for Reconnection

Environmental Challenges and Course Changes in Spatial Development Along Shanghai’s Shipping Channels

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ID22018178
AutoresHarry Den Hartog (0000-0003-1033-5739, Tongji University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Volumen8
Número3
Fecha de publicación2023-08-29
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Planning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635
EditorialCogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.17645/up.v8i3.6834
OpenAlexW4386251606
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas32

Waterways played a crucial role in the emergence of Shanghai as a cosmopolitan city and world port. Over the years the spatial and functional relationships between the city and ports and hinterland have been changing continuously. In Shanghai, like other port cities, almost all ports and related industries are placed out beyond the urban fringes, to form decentralized regional clusters, while former docklands are quickly transformed into attractive urban waterfronts. Simultaneously there is a growing physical and socio-economic gap with the rural hinterland. During Shanghai’s brutal lockdown in Spring 2022, due to China’s rigid zero-Covid policy, citizens were without food and other supplies while fully loaded ships were lined up waiting in the port. Also, deliveries from surrounding rural areas were temporarily halted. This article focuses on recent developments but is based on experiences in previous centuries from a long durée perspective. It elaborates on how the Yangtze River Delta urbanized along shipping channels and examines changing relationships between city and port, between urban and rural, and between man and nature. What role did shipping channels play and how to rebalance various spatial claims: urban, rural, port interests, and environmental concerns

Archaeology · Business · China · Delta · Economic geography · Environmental planning · Geography · Political science · Rural area · Yangtze river · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Engineering · Maritime Ports and Logistics