| ID | 122636 |
| Title Proper | Chinese eco-cities |
| Other Title Information | a perspective of land-speculation-oriented local entrepreneurialism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Shiuh-Shen, Chien |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article aims to critically review the recent phenomenon of eco-cities in China which has captured the attention of the city authorities since the 2000s. At the time of writing, more than 200 eco-city projects have been proposed, are under construction, or have even been partly or fully implemented. Many of these eco-cities are not retro-fitted development plans in the downtown areas but are new large-scale land development projects on the outskirts of municipalities. The impetus behind the current Chinese 'new-town-style' eco-cities can be viewed as the third round of post-Mao land development isomorphism. The first - development zones - took place in the 1980s, and the second - college towns - started from the late 1990s. In the post-Mao context, Chinese local entrepreneurialism, which is characterized by (1) inter-scalar strategies to formally and informally pursue projects and (2) novel discourses that seek to legitimize projects, is actually motivated by land finance. Therefore, Chinese eco-cities driven by land-speculation-oriented local entrepreneurialism are very likely to be yet another manifestation of spatial development fervour, which contributes to further local extra-budgetary revenue and generates social conflict as opposed to sustainable development. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Information Vol. 27, No.2; Jul 2013: p.173-196 |
| Journal Source | China Information Vol. 27, No.2; Jul 2013: p.173-196 |
| Key Words | Chinese Eco - Cities ; Land Development Isomorphism ; Land Speculation ; Local Entrepreneurialism ; Local Extra - Budgetary Revenue |