Mechanism and path for restructuring inter-city co-constructuion zones in the Yangtze River Delta Region—A study based on the"Theorizing Sociospatial Relations"
During the process of regionalization in the last 20 years,inter-city co-construction zones have been undergone rapid expansion as well as vital and thorough reorganization,which profoundly reflects the cutting-edge orientation of the widespread economic and social restructuring and current regional process.Located in the developed eastern coastline areas in China,the Yangtze River Delta Region(YRDR)consists of a glocal city:Shanghai(municipality)and 3 rapidly developing provinces(Jiangsu,Zhejiang and Anhui).Driven by the global metropolis of Shanghai,the YRDR has developed into one of the world-famous city-regions,with the fastest economic and social development in China over the past forty years since the opening-up policy.In par-ticular,establishing co-construction Zones,as one of the most important approaches to promote local econom-ic competitiveness in the YRDR,has had a huge impact on the economic and social growth of the area.Since then,the YRDR has,in part,taken the approach that has been the most encouraging in establishing the co-con-.struction zones.As a result,the YRDR's inter-city co-construction zones have been dispersed across the province/municipality and even outside of it,with some of them turning into growth poles in the city-regions.Co-construction zones appear to have had a significant influence on the YRDR's and the nation's overall eco-nomic and social growth.The purpose of this paper is to explain how the multi-dimensional characteristics of scale,network,and territory shape the dynamics of restructuring and influence the formation,dilemma,and breakthrough of co-construction zones in the YRDR under the fluctuating external policy environment by refer-encing Jessop's theoretical framework of"TPSN"and proposing a conceptual framework for changing region-al city cooperation.The study finds that:1)The co-construction zones'complex features have been continually deconstructed and rearranged by the growing regional development shift,with capital orientation and crisis ori-entation acting as the main driving forces behind the evolution.Hence,the co-construction zones in the Yangtze River Delta Region have undergone three stages:An initial stage aimed at enterprise transfer,a trans-itional period of emerging dilemmas,and a new stage of new partnership agenda after 2016,displaying chan-ging sociospatial relations under different capital demands and space fixs in response to institutional crises.2)The scale,network,and territorial features of the zone were significantly influenced by the organization of shifting transitions from inter-governmental partnership to socionetwork action,as well as the more varied part-ner agenda.3)Finally,the evolving course of sociospatial connections moves from a specialization advantage in a specific job to a comprehensive deployment system,indicating the significant trend of regional gov-ernance change under the increasing complex regional economic and social activities.The process of restruc-turing a co-construction zone involves changing sociospatial linkages,and its multidimensional features are continuously enhanced and updated in accordance with guidelines for social and economic growth.
inter-city co-construction zoneTheorizing Sociospatial Relationsscalenetworkterritorythe Yangtze River Delta Region
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