GEF China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot: Capacity Building and Academic Exchanges

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GEF China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot: Capacity Building and Academic Exchanges

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    The World Bank
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    GEF China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot
  • Published:
    May 23, 2022

On December 29, 2021, the Guangdong Engineer “Yangcheng Action” - “Yangcheng Craftsman Cup” 2021 Guangzhou TOD Integrated Development and Innovation Contest Finals was held at the Guangzhou Rail Industry Development Center. Relevant authorities and practitioners from Guangzhou Federation of Trade Unions, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Land Development Center, and Baiyun District Planning and Natural Resources Bureau participated in this contest. The theme was "city- and people-oriented development." The main subjects of the contest were Solutions and Management, focusing on the challenges of business digitalization, relocation, upgrade, and transformation, as well as the development of integrated transportation hubs. Entry, “Revitalization of the Entry and Exit Space of Guangzhou Subway Stations,” submitted by the joint team of Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute (GZPI) and the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) won the championship.
 
On March 1, 2022, the “Station-City Integration Upgrade Model” special research team of the TOD Committee of China Society of Territorial Economists (CSOTE) visited Beijing Infrastructure Investment for a research discussion. During the discussion, Beijing Infrastructure Investment introduced relevant case studies of “Rail Transit +” station-city integration. They also outlined the problems and challenges posed by primary implementers, approval process, and land planning policies of station-city integration projects. Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources introduced the progress and existing challenges of planning and construction in urban renewal that involves station-city integration. They also provided countermeasures and suggestions for these challenges. Participants expressed that station-city integration would serve a critical role in urban renewal. In the progress of global cities’ urban renewal, such as Tokyo and New York, the transformation and enhancement of transit systems has enabled a substantial increase in urban passenger capacity. In conclusion, to facilitate station-city integration, it would be necessary to improve the approval process and planning policies, and facilitate station-city integration development under urban renewal.
 
On March 10, 2022, the E-town New City Spatial & Digital Planning Laboratory was jointly established by Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning & Design and City Planning & Environment Design Research Center of Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-town). A strategic cooperation agreement was signed. The Lab adopts a co-construction model in which the two parties will adhere to the principles of information sharing, knowledge sharing, planning and research, and scenario co-construction. They will carry out in-depth exchanges and cooperation in planning and design, innovative research and development, industry development, and talent management. They will also closely follow the development of cutting-edge technologies. The parties will actively promote the innovative planning, construction, and management of cutting-edge technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, and 3D simulations to achieve the objectives of technology and policy innovation.
 
Originally published here.