One City, Nine Towns project

E934264

The One City, Nine Towns project was a large-scale urban development initiative in Shanghai that created a series of themed satellite towns modeled on different international styles to alleviate city congestion and promote suburban growth.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf satellite town development program
urban development project
alsoKnownAs One City, Nine Towns program NERFINISHED
Shanghai One City, Nine Towns plan NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Shanghai Municipality NERFINISHED
country China
developer Shanghai Municipal Government NERFINISHED
field real estate development
urban planning
hasCharacteristic each town modeled on different international style
focus on residential development
integration of housing, services, and amenities
new towns planned as self-contained communities
hasEffect creation of multiple planned satellite communities around Shanghai
redistribution of some population to suburban districts of Shanghai
hasPart Anting New Town NERFINISHED
Fengjing New Town NERFINISHED
Gaoqiao New Town NERFINISHED
Kangqiao New Town NERFINISHED
Luodian New Town NERFINISHED
Pujiang New Town NERFINISHED
Songjiang New Town NERFINISHED
Thames Town NERFINISHED
Xiaokunshan New Town NERFINISHED
Zhoupu New Town NERFINISHED
inception around 2001
influencedBy European new town planning concepts
globalization of urban design
languageOfWorkOrName Chinese
locatedIn Shanghai
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Shanghai Municipality NERFINISHED
locatedInTimePeriod early 21st century
mainPurpose alleviate urban congestion in central Shanghai
decentralize population from central city
promote suburban growth
partOf Shanghai master plan for 1999–2020 NERFINISHED
Shanghai suburbanization strategy NERFINISHED
planningAuthority Shanghai Urban Planning Administration Bureau NERFINISHED
significantFor example of rapid suburban new town construction in China
experimentation with themed environments in Chinese suburbs
startTime early 2000s
themeExample Anting New Town modeled on German style
Gaoqiao New Town with Dutch-style architecture NERFINISHED
Luodian New Town modeled on Swedish style
Pujiang New Town with Italian influences
Thames Town modeled on English style NERFINISHED
uses themed satellite towns

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thames Town partOf One City, Nine Towns project