Urban China Series: The Enriched Field. Urbanizing the Central Plains of China
Since the early 2000s, China has seen unprecedented urban growth, spreading to every corner of the country. Driven by the urban entrepreneurialism of major municipalities until the mid-2000s, the reins have since passed to the central and regional administrations which plan development in a more comprehensive and coordinated fashion. This turning point in urban policies has redirected planning activities: from the centripetal development of major cities through new towns to centrifugal urbanization fostering regional integration via wide-area projects and small-scale interventions. Drawing upon the urbanization in Central Plains, Henan Province, this talk discusses the socio-spatial implications of such urban policies and planning activities. It examines the emerging infrastructure, housing, and production spaces to provide an interpretation of this urbanization as an enriched field: a space characterized by great performativity in infrastructure, environment, and welfare, as well as imbued with narratives, stories, and meanings.
Speaker:
Leonardo Ramondetti, DIST - Politecnico di Torino, Research Assistant
Online, at the following link: https://mit.zoom.us/j/7060207759
The Urban China Series is organized by the MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab, the Ashoka University Centre for China Studies, the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning, the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and the Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.
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