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Urban Regeneration under National Land Use Control: Guangdong's “Three-Old” Redevelopment Programme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2023

Zhi Liu ,
Zhiji Huang ,
Zihan Yin  and
Lixin Zhang
Zhi Liu
Affiliation:
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Peking University, Beijing, China
Zhiji Huang*
Affiliation:
School of Government, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China
Zihan Yin
Affiliation:
School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, China
Lixin Zhang
Affiliation:
College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
*
Corresponding author: Zhiji Huang, email: [email protected]
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Abstract

In 2009, Guangdong province initiated a programme of regenerating its blighted urban neighbourhoods, outdated industrial plants and dilapidated villages (also known as “three-old redevelopment”), which continues today. While the academic attention focuses mainly on the city and project levels, few studies give a full and up-to-date account of the overall programme. This paper documents the background, purpose, scope, policy framework, project types, implementation modalities and initial outcomes of the programme. Unlike most urban regeneration projects around the world, the Guangdong programme – the largest coordinated effort in the global history of urban regeneration – is primarily driven not by the potential increases of land value but by an urgent need to find solutions to the conflict between the local demand for urban land and the rigid national land use control. The expected land value increases are harnessed to attract the participation of market players at the project level. The Guangdong experience opens up a new way for urban spatial development in China, especially at a time when China further strengthens national land use control under the newly established national territorial planning system.

摘要

摘要

2009年，广东省在全省范围内开展旧城镇、旧厂房、旧村庄改造（简称 “三旧” 改造）工作，并一直持续至今。现有学术文献主要关注城市和项目尺度的研究，很少聚焦整个省“三旧”改造工作的讨论。为了弥补这一不足，本文全面研究 “三旧” 改造工作的背景、目标、范围、政策框架、项目类型、改造模式和初步成效。广东省 “三旧” 改造作为迄今为止历史上最大规模的城市更新尝试，与世界上大多数城市更新项目不同点在于其并非由土地增值所驱动，而是为了解决地方城市土地需求与严格的国家土地用途管制之间日益尖锐的矛盾。土地增值被用于激发市场主体参与 “三旧” 改造项目。在中国构建新的国土空间规划体系的背景下，国家土地用途管制将进一步加强。而广东省的 “三旧” 改造实践经验为中国城市空间发展开拓出了一条新路。

Keywords

three-old redevelopmenturban regenerationnational land use controlurban villagesZhujiang (Pearl River) DeltaGuangdong province三旧改造城市更新国家土地用途管制城中村珠三角地区广东省
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Research Article
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The China Quarterly , Volume 258 , June 2024 , pp. 441 - 456
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of SOAS University of London

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