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Urban Affairs Review, Vol. 42, No. 5, 714-740 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1078087406298119
© 2007 SAGE Publications

Planning the Competitive City-Region

The Emergence of Strategic Development Plan in China

Fulong Wu

Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Jingxing Zhang

Nanjing University, People's Republic of China

This article analyzes the emergence of the so-called urban strategic development plan in China during inter-city competition and new entrepreneurial governance. Driven by market-oriented development and globalization, the local government attempts to overcome the constraints of conventional statutory planning to promote a visionary city plan. Through case studies of Guangzhou and Hangzhou, we argue that the strategic plan is more or less a mission statement of the local political leaders and thus has a narrow social foundation. The emergence of the strategic plan reflects the overall shift of city planning towards being an important instrument for enhancing economic competitiveness.

Key Words: city competition • strategic planning • urban China


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