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The network governance approach has been adopted by many researchers and practitioners with respect to policy analysis and modern state governance. This study utilizes a broadly defined network-based framework to trace the evolution of urban regeneration policymaking in Guangzhou, China. Drawing upon the notions of “network” and previous scholars’ work on participatory planning, this study focuses on the changing relational networks among the various actors that are engaged in the urban regeneration process and the factors motivating these changes. In so doing, this study uses the ongoing Enninglu redevelopment project (2006–) as an illustrative case study. By examining the insurgent practices in the Enninglu redevelopment process, this study argues that urban redevelopment policymaking in China has changed twofold. First, the planning regime has transited from state-dominant practices to one that is primarily driven by the local government, the enhanced role of higher education institutions and experts as a “professional interest group”, and the increased participation of non-state actors in the policymaking process. Second, the decision-making mechanism has transformed from an interventionism-oriented system to a polyarchy-oriented system in which both the advocacy coalition and opposition coalition are embedded in the governance network. Additionally, the emergence of insurgent practices in Enninglu suggests an emerging shift toward substantive participatory governance in the Chinese context. From a network perspective, this study attempts to contribute to the understanding of the evolving urban regeneration policymaking in China and broader governance networks in urban regeneration practices.
Nannan Zhao; Yuting Liu; June Wang. Network Governance and the Evolving Urban Regeneration Policymaking in China: A Case Study of Insurgent Practices in Enninglu Redevelopment Project. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2280 .
AMA StyleNannan Zhao, Yuting Liu, June Wang. Network Governance and the Evolving Urban Regeneration Policymaking in China: A Case Study of Insurgent Practices in Enninglu Redevelopment Project. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):2280.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNannan Zhao; Yuting Liu; June Wang. 2021. "Network Governance and the Evolving Urban Regeneration Policymaking in China: A Case Study of Insurgent Practices in Enninglu Redevelopment Project." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 2280.
The wide use of information communication technologies (ICT) is now a new characteristic of urban life. In planning terms, there are timely questions to ask: what are the new forms of planning brought in by these new technologies? What are their opportunities and challenges? In order to answer these questions, this chapter reviews the evolution of planning support science in China, focusing on its impacts on the three stages of planning. Then it provides several case studies of urban development projects in Guangzhou, teasing out the details of the real impacts. The chapter concludes that planning support systems have been applied in three key stages of planning in China, including urban plan preparation, the adoption of urban plans and planning implementation. However, challenges lie in the lack of collaborative culture in the original planning system, and the on-site and off-site dilemma that this new technology brings, as well as the planning capability to respond to the shared economy.
Shifu Wang; Zhaohua Deng; Zheng Liu; Nannan Zhao; Xiaoyang Zhang; Jie Liu. The achievements and challenges of planning support science in e-planning in China. Handbook of Planning Support Science 2020, 213 -225.
AMA StyleShifu Wang, Zhaohua Deng, Zheng Liu, Nannan Zhao, Xiaoyang Zhang, Jie Liu. The achievements and challenges of planning support science in e-planning in China. Handbook of Planning Support Science. 2020; ():213-225.
Chicago/Turabian StyleShifu Wang; Zhaohua Deng; Zheng Liu; Nannan Zhao; Xiaoyang Zhang; Jie Liu. 2020. "The achievements and challenges of planning support science in e-planning in China." Handbook of Planning Support Science , no. : 213-225.
The perception of greenways has been intensively investigated to understand the attitudes of stakeholders and to study the preferences of greenway users. In the Pearl River Delta, there has been a long-term debate on the form and function of greenways in campaign-style development, but few studies have focused on the public perception of greenways. Through both onsite and online investigations, this study obtained first-hand data about the user perceptions of greenways in selected case studies and developed an overall understanding of the public perception of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) greenways. Moreover, to examine the academic debate, we further distributed questionnaires to groups that had professional educational backgrounds related to greenway planning. The results showed that, in contrast with the academic debate, the user, public and professional perceptions were positive toward PRD greenways. Although it has been commonly recognized that bikeways compose the primary form of PRD greenways, the results suggested that the public has multiple needs for greenways, in which the primary demands are recreation and transportation. The investigation also identified many issues in greenway practices regarding the accessibility of greenway spaces, the coherence of nonmotorized routes, and the landscape characteristics of the greenways. Finally, this study suggests that more effort should be placed on the everyday demands of greenways, including accessible recreational resources and safe, comfortable, and coherent nonmotorized routes.
Nannan Zhao; Zheng Liu; Yanliu Lin; Bruno De Meulder. User, Public, and Professional Perceptions of the Greenways in the Pearl River Delta, China. Sustainability 2019, 11, 7211 .
AMA StyleNannan Zhao, Zheng Liu, Yanliu Lin, Bruno De Meulder. User, Public, and Professional Perceptions of the Greenways in the Pearl River Delta, China. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (24):7211.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNannan Zhao; Zheng Liu; Yanliu Lin; Bruno De Meulder. 2019. "User, Public, and Professional Perceptions of the Greenways in the Pearl River Delta, China." Sustainability 11, no. 24: 7211.