Industrial Legacy and the Future of Chinese Cities

Repellino, Maria Paola

Industrial Legacy and the Future of Chinese Cities - urbanNext, March 13, 2020. - 1345 words.

Energy and sustainability, Essay, Maria Paola Repellino, No Density, Politics and economics, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

Architecture, Beijing, China, Cities, Economy, Environmental, Essay, Industrial context, Pollution, Post-industrial Landscape, Production, Sustainability, Urban Legacy, Urban planning, Urban strategy, Urbanization

Maps: Maria Paola Repellino

Photography: Samuele Pellecchia
China Room, FULL – Future Urban Legacy Lab, Politecnico di Torino (Italy)


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Capital Steel Group (Shougang) has transferred steel production from Beijing to Caofeidian port of Tangshan city (Hebei Province). Pearl River Piano has moved piano production away from the centre of Guangzhou, locating it within a new cluster dedicated to advanced manufacturing in the Pearl River Delta area.

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