SHENZHEN Szilvia Hosser-Cox
Shenzhen Internship ¡ Working
at UPDIS
at UPDIS
¡ Projects
Personal
Travels
6
MURP Students 2 Cities 3 Planning Agencies
Population ¡
10.5 million (?)
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70 % do not have Shenzhen hukou
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Density: 22,000 person / sq. mile Average age 28.7 years
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First special economic zone (SEZ) – Incredible growth
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“Fishing village” of 300,000 people (1980) Opened up to foreign investment Investment in economy Has the 4th highest economic input in China
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Highest GDP per capita in China $14,615
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Manufacturing Services & finance
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Shipping - Yantian 2nd busiest port in China Location
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Traffic
Bicycling
Shenzhen
Metro
Nice,
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well utilized parks
The city aims to limit urban land construction to 890 square meters (~50%)
9
weeks Urban Design department Focus
on physical planning and design Case studies ¡ ¡ ¡
Street grid Vibrant urban districts Design guidelines for lighting
Different
rhythm of workday
Language Internet
connection
Near city of Wenzhou Ou River estuary and its protective green district Utilization of underground space Developed in 3 stages (2012 -30) Complex system of under ground space with key public services: defense, transport, industrial development, regional flood control
5 km2 (2 sq. mile) site, strategic location Office, residential, hotels, research headquarters Transportation hub Underground space utilized, pedestrian link (vertical movement) Green identity to be shown (linkage)
Personal
trips
¡ Dapeng ¡ Hong
Kong ¡ Guangzhou ¡ Macau ¡ Taipei (Taiwan)
Institute
for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) Toulan School of Urban Studies & Planning (Dr. Connie Ozawa, Dr. Yiping Fang and others who helped with preparation) CAUPD and UPDIS staff and interns