Towards a transition territory
Planning and design strategies to improve social and ecological conditions in the peri-urban area of Shanghai
S. Xu (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Cecilia Furlan – Mentor (TU Delft - Environmental Technology and Design)
Q Qu – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Spatial Planning and Strategy)
RJ Nottrot – Coach (TU Delft - Education and Student Affairs)
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Abstract
Shanghai has experienced rapid urbanization over the past 30 years, with a large number of rural areas being transformed into semi-urbanized areas with mixed functions. The main drivers were top-down state-led development, market forces, and bottom-up rural industrialization. The scale and speed of this process have far exceeded expectations, leading to a series of socio-ecological problems such as population loss, industrial decline, and environmental pollution. Based on the analysis, this dissertation identifies two development directions: industrial restructuring and ecological protection, to cope with the uncertainty of population growth, a scenario-building approach is used to explore the optimal strategies under different circumstances. Design strategies are extracted through scenario evaluation and applied to strategic planning.