Shanghai Institute for Global City Releases Urban Regeneration Report

Journalist: Du Juan

Shanghai Metropolitan Area Development Report · Vol. 4, Urban Regeneration, was released on June 13 as the latest research result of the Shanghai Institute for Global City.

From the perspective of urban regeneration, the renovation, improvement and optimization of urban spatial forms and functions to meet growing needs of people for a better life are discussed in the report. Urban regeneration is of great significance in the context of the transformation of urban development (from the age of increment to the age of inventory), especially for a modern metropolis like Shanghai with a history of more than 100 years.

Zhou Zhenhua, dean of Shanghai Institute for Global City, says that driven by the changes in economic and social needs and by multiple participants at the institutional and organizational levels, urban regeneration not only focuses on improving the living conditions of residents, but also pursues the adjustment of industrial structure with maximum benefits from the perspective of urban development, which requires our full consideration of the complexity of relocation, the establishment of partnerships and heritage of history and culture.