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作者

Haiyan Lu;Martin de Jong;Yun Song;Miaoxi Zhao

来源

CITIES,Vol.100,Issue1,Article 102668

语言

英文

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作者单位

College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China;Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany;Rotterdam School of Management & Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands;Institude for Global Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft, the Netherlands;South China University of Technology, School of Architecture, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China;College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China;Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany;Rotterdam School of Management & Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands;Institude for Global Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft, the Netherlands;South China University of Technology, School of Architecture, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China

摘要

The emergence and expansion of clusters of large metropolitan areas also known as Mega City Regions (MCRs) is a worldwide phenomenon. In China, governmental attempts are made to develop so-called regional brand identities for them. Regional brand identities, as a subspecies of place brand identities, differ from regional identities in the sense that they are the result of conscious branding efforts on the part of public authorities rather than more historically evolved regional identities as experienced by citizens. In this study, the establishment of regional brand identities for three MCRs in China is examined, as these are constituted through and institutionally embedded in intergovernmental relations. We map the perceptions of national, provincial and municipal governments of regional brand identities based on planning documents and relevant interviews. The emergence and stabilization of the regional profiles for China's largest MCRs Pearl River Delta (PRD), Yangtze River Delta (YRD) and Jing-Jin-Ji (JJJ) are featured in their dynamic territorial boundaries, centralized institutionalization and various symbolic meanings. The national government promotes the regional brands to reinforce the strategic awareness and future direction of the region, and these profiles are diffused at the provincial and municipal level.