From economic zone to eco-city?: urban governance and urban development trends in Tianjin' s coastal area : with 40 figures and 14 tables

In: Urbanisation of the earth 13

Abstract

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Content -- From the Editor -- Credits -- Preface -- Content -- Figures -- Tables -- Textboxes -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: China's economic development zones and eco-cities -- 2 Researching drivers of urban development -- 2.1 Economic and sustainable development -- 2.1.1 Economic and sustainable development and the concept of the entrepreneurial city -- 2.1.2 Sustainable development -- 2.2 Entrepreneurial urban governance -- 2.2.1 Definition of governance -- 2.2.2 The actor-based institutional approach to governance -- 2.2.3 Good governance -- 2.3 Collecting and structuring information and opinions -- 2.3.1 Research design -- 2.3.2 Open-ended in-depth expert interviews -- 2.3.3 Techniques and strategies for analysing data -- 3 Decision-making and urban space creation at TEDA and Tianjin Eco-city -- 3.1 Formulating project visions -- 3.1.1 TEDA's vision -- 3.1.2 Tianjin Eco-city's vision -- 3.1.3 Opinions about the visions -- 3.2 Constellation of main actors -- 3.2.1 Constellation of main actors at TEDA -- 3.2.2 Constellation of main actors in the Tianjin Eco-city project -- 3.2.3 Comparing the constellations of main actors -- 3.3 Location Choice -- 3.3.1 Location choice and national development strategy -- 3.3.2 Political and economic importance: TBNA as China's third growth pole -- 3.3.3 A challenging environment for test-bedding eco-technologies -- 3.3.4 Land ownership status -- 3.3.5 Comparing the location decisions -- 3.4 Urban planning decisions -- 3.4.1 China's legal system of urban planning -- 3.4.2 Planning TEDA: formation and growth of a new town -- 3.4.3 Planning Tianjin Eco-city -- 3.4.4 Opinions about the planning process -- 3.5 Land and real estate development -- 3.5.1 Actor constellations in land and real estate development -- 3.5.2 Leasing out land for development.