One City, Nine Towns

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One City, Nine Towns was a Shanghai urban planning initiative that created a series of themed suburban new towns modeled on various international styles to decentralize the city’s population and promote regional development.

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Anting New Town 0
Luodian New Town 0
Songjiang New Town 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shanghai municipal project
new town development program
urban planning initiative
administeredBy Shanghai Municipal Government NERFINISHED
aimedAt balancing development between central city and periphery
controlling urban sprawl
alsoKnownAs 1 City 9 Towns program NERFINISHED
Shanghai One City, Nine Towns plan NERFINISHED
country China
culturalComponent imported foreign townscapes and motifs
designedTo attract middle-class residents to suburbs
integrate residential, commercial, and industrial functions
economicComponent creation of new employment centers
feature international architectural styles
themed suburban new towns
goal decentralize Shanghai’s population
develop suburban new towns
promote regional development
reduce pressure on Shanghai city center
housingComponent large-scale residential construction
implementedIn early 2000s
includes Anting New Town NERFINISHED
Fengjing New Town NERFINISHED
Jinshan New Town NERFINISHED
Luodian New Town NERFINISHED
Nanhui New Town NERFINISHED
Pudong New Town NERFINISHED
Qingpu New Town NERFINISHED
Songjiang New Town NERFINISHED
Zhujiajiao New Town NERFINISHED
influencedBy European new town models NERFINISHED
languageOfName English
locatedIn Shanghai
numberOfTownsPlanned 9 GENERATED
originalLanguageName Chinese
planningFocus satellite town development
suburbanization
planningInstrument Shanghai master plan
policyType decentralization policy
growth management policy
regionTargeted Shanghai suburbs
scale metropolitan
sector urban planning
themedAs British-style town
German-style town
Nordic-style town
transportPlanningComponent improved suburban transport links
urbanForm polycentric city structure

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Thames Town developmentProgram One City, Nine Towns