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来源

CITIES,Vol.74,P.64-74

语言

英文

关键字

Low-Carbon City; International actors; Low carbon transition; ILCC; China; Shenzhen; URBAN-POLICY MOBILITIES; ECO-CITY; GLOBAL CIRCUITS; CITIES; INITIATIVES; KNOWLEDGE; PLANS

作者单位

[Cheshmehzangi, Ali; Xie, Linjun; Tan-Mullins, May] Univ Nottingham Ningbo China, 199 Taikang East Rd, Ningbo 315100, Zhejiang, Peoples R China. [Cheshmehzangi, Ali; Xie, Linjun] Urban Innovat Lab, 199 Taikang East Rd, Ningbo 315100, Zhejiang, Peoples R China. Cheshmehzangi, A (reprint author), Univ Nottingham Ningbo China, 199 Taikang East Rd, Ningbo 315100, Zhejiang, Peoples R China. E-Mail: Ali.Cheshmehzangi@nottingham.edu.cn

摘要

This study looks into one of the most promising low carbon city planning initiatives in China, namely Shenzhen's International Low Carbon City (ILCC). First as a collaborative project between the Dutch and Chinese partners, the ILCC's international partners have expanded to include other countries, such as Germany, Italy, France, Australia and the US. This paper investigates the influence of these international actors in the development process of the ILCC and their benefits in the long run, through knowledge transfer and accumulation of resource. The paper first highlights a broad understanding of low carbon city' followed by detailed discussions on discourses of 'low carbon city', 'eco-city', and 'low carbon eco-city' in China. Then it provides insights on knowledge transfer in low carbon city development, and particularly the Sino-Foreign cases of China. The authors then introduce the case of study (ILCC) and highlight its visions, project planning, and partnerships. Using primary and secondary data, it then maps the ILCC's international actors and their roles, and then analyses their behaviours and impacts in the project's planning and development process. Next, the paper summarises the research findings with further updates on the case of ILCC. The authors conclude that the engagement between Chinese and international partners differ in three forms and they are (1) the type of involvement; (2) the level and timeframe of involvement; (3) the level of Influence in the project's multiple stages. The paper concludes that the role played by an international partner evolves as the project proceeds.