Redai dili (Dec 2024)
Territorial Spatial Governance for High-Quality Urban Agglomerations Development: Insights from the Yangtze River Delta and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Abstract
Urban agglomerations are crucial spatial carriers for national strategies. To achieve high-quality development of urban agglomerations modernization, a corresponding territorial spatial governance system is imperative. This study investigates the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (YRD) and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) as case studies and employs the methods of literature induction and case analysis to examine the theoretical logic, practical experience, and optimization suggestions for constructing a territorial spatial governance system for high-quality urban agglomeration development. This study reveals that (1) high-quality urban agglomeration development represents a systematic and comprehensive concept. Its essence is the transformation of the territorial spatial development paradigm, where the internal driving force is an efficient governance measure. To construct a territorial spatial governance system for high-quality urban agglomeration development, one must understand the historical, theoretical, and practical logic, as they offer development experience, scientific connotations, and action directions, respectively. (2) This study proposes a "goal-characteristic-action" research framework with three critical dimensions. At the goal level, under the broader high-quality development, urban agglomerations should achieve the overall integration of elements, integrated development of functions, and co-construction and sharing of mechanisms. At the characteristic level, aligned with Chinese-style modernization characteristics, one must achieve efficient inclusiveness, fair sharing, diverse integration, ecological greenness, and open cooperation. At the action level, the core content should be decision-making, coordination, and implementation mechanisms. (3) By comparing the practical experiences of the two cases from the perspectives of regional planning and industrial collaboration, three main differences are observed in the territorial spatial governance of the YRD and GBA. First, the focus of the goals varies. The YRD focuses more on regional integration and reducing the development gap within the region, whereas the GBA focuses on developing an open economy and promoting global development. Second, the main characteristics of the participants differ. Based on the main characteristics of Chinese-style modernization, the territorial spatial governance of the YRD and GBA embodies "common prosperity" and "peaceful development," respectively. Third, the action strategies used are dissimilar. The former is inclined towards internal consultation and cooperation, whereas the latter requires a strategic balance through cross-border cooperation among the state, the governments of Hong Kong and Macao, and Guangdong Province. (4) Based on theoretical discussions and case analyses, this study provides policy suggestions for promoting a high-quality territorial spatial development governance system of urban agglomerations. These include transcending administrative barriers; improving the regional performance assessment system, territorial spatial planning and use control system, and joint conference system; optimizing the spatial layout, ensuring food security in urban agglomerations, enhancing the efficiency of urban development, implementing the strategy of main functional areas, strengthening the management of ecological space, and enhancing the territorial spatial resilience of urban agglomerations; and promoting the flow of elements by referring to innovative policies such as the enclave economy mode, the linkage management of land-use plans, and comprehensive land consolidation.
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