In China, a megalopolis (Chinese: 城市群; pinyin: Chéngshì Qún)[1] is a designation by the government to promote the development of a group of cities through transportation and communication links.
The Economist Intelligence Unit in 2012 identified 13 megalopolises: Chang-Zhu-Tan (Greater Changsha), Chengdu, Chongqing, Greater Beijing i.e. Jing-Jin-Ji, Greater Shanghai (incl. Suzhou), Greater Xi'an, Greater Zhengzhou, Greater Guangzhou, Hefei economic circle (incl. Lu'an, Huainan, Chaohu), Shandong Peninsula, Greater Shenyang, Shenzhen and Wuhan.[2]
As of 2018, there are nine officially approved megalopolises in China. In 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission stated that plans for six city clusters had been completed in 2016, five in 2017, with eight more forthcoming for a total of 19 city cluster plans by 2020.[needs update] The new city clusters identified in 2017 were Lanzhou-Xining, Hohhot-Baotou-Ordos-Yulin, Guanzhong Plain, Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.[3]
El Decimotercer Plan Quinquenal (que abarca el período 2016-2020) destacó diecinueve grupos de ciudades que se desarrollarán y fortalecerán de conformidad con un diseño geográfico denominado dos horizontales y tres verticales ( liang heng san zong ). [4] : 206 Los grupos resaltados incluyeron la región Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei , la región del delta del río Yangtze y el área de la Gran Bahía . [4] : 206 El desarrollo de estos clusters incluye el establecimiento de mecanismos de coordinación regional, el intercambio de costos y beneficios del desarrollo, el desarrollo industrial colaborativo y enfoques de gobernanza compartida para cuestiones ecológicas y protección ambiental . [4] : 208
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