Abstract
Urban renewal is a pragmatic approach in the sustainable urban development of urban areas, and has now become an essential strategy for most metropolises in China. The question of how urban renewal can best be realized has gained the attention of urban planning researchers looking to formulate practical evidence-based urban renewal policies through policy instruments. This paper analyzes the urban renewal policies of Shenzhen, a pioneer city in China in the promulgation of urban renewal legislation. In doing so, an analytical framework is established by focusing on three main policy instruments, along with several sub-instruments within them. Shenzhen’s five main urban renewal policies, issued between 2009 and 2016, are analyzed through this framework. Content analysis and pattern-matching is used in the review and analysis of the data. The results show that “Environment” side policies tend to be the most widely applied by the Shenzhen municipal government. Additionally, “Regulation Control” and “Goal-planning” policies are the two instruments most frequently adopted as sub-instruments. Moreover, it is found that the application of “Supply” side polices and “Demand” side polices needs be strengthened. These findings identify the types of urban renewal policies currently employed in China and provide a clear understanding of the current policy priorities, with suggestions and insight into further urban renewal policy initiatives for Shenzhen and beyond.
Highlights
Since the 1970s, large swathes of cities in China have succumbed to problems of urban decay
What this means is that official departments could continuously lower the threshold for entering into urban renewal processes, simplify the approval process for urban renewal plans, and adjust other related management measures by formulating regulations and planning to promote urban renewal projects which owe their existence to low operational costs and inherent governmental behavior [36]
Until now the existing studies on the evaluation of urban renewal polices in Mainland China have not yielded conclusive results, especially in quantitative analysis; this paper fill this gap in the literature
Summary
Since the 1970s, large swathes of cities in China have succumbed to problems of urban decay. In the case of facilitating urban renewal in China, and dealing with the problems of imminent urban decay, there has been a need to establish fresh policies, programs and planning. Enact related urban renewal policy and approve urban renewal projects. It has implemented many urban renewal projects in Shenzhen It has become a leading real estate company in China. It is in charge of dealing with related urban renewal in Luohu District. It has concentrated attention on urban renewal for 17 years.
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