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ON CONSTRUCTION OF MEGAPROJECTS IN THE YANGTZE |RIVER DELTA IN VIEW OF GLOBALIZATION

ZHANG Cheng, ZHANG Xiaoming   

  • Received:2006-01-12 Revised:2006-03-18 Online:2006-11-20

Abstract:

 Globalization is an essential factor influencing the development of cities and regions. The Yangtze River Delta is of enormous significance in China for it is one of those significant regions that melted in the world economy in the early stage as well as an important area that owns intensive economic and social resources. In the context of the acceleration of globalization, the region should enhance regional cooperation so as to improve its status in the international competition system. As the sustaining system of globalization and regional integration, more and more megaprojects have appeared in the Yangtze River Delta and have been one of the most important parts in construction of cities and regions. Based on introduction of megaprojects, the arrangement and construction of megaprojects in the Yangtze River Delta—such as urban development, city feature shaping, and the integrated transportation system including airports, harbors, rapid rail and expressways—are summarized and analyzed, and some tentative plans are put forward as well. In addition, the impact of megaprojects on the globalization process of the Yangtze River Delta is discussed.

Key words: globalization, the Yangtze Delta Region, global city, megaprojects.

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