ADB-Tongji Urban Knowledge Sharing Seminar Shanghai 12-13 November 2013 New Towns and New Districts in China – Challenges and Opportunities
Fourth Seminar. Following three successful Urban Knowledge Sharing Seminars in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-Tongji University Regional Knowledge Hub for Sustainable Urban Development is organizing a fourth seminar in 2013 to disseminate best practices in sustainable urban development in the People’s Republic of China. The topic of this year’s seminar will be New Towns and New Districts in China – Challenges and Opportunities. Best practices case studies of recently planned and implemented New Towns and New Districts in the People’s Republic of China will be presented and lessons learned will be discussed followed by field visits to some of the examples in and near Shanghai. This year’s seminar is organized in cooperation with ADB’s Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative.
Day one. The morning session on day one will include ADB, Tongji and Shanghai Municipal Government welcoming addresses and presentations by international resource persons who will introduce the topic and share state of the art approaches to planning, implementation and administration of New Town and New District developments. Later in the morning the exhibition on New Towns will be opened. The last morning session and the first three afternoon sessions of day one will include portraits and case study presentations emphasizing lessons learned from the process and from the life in and operations of the New Towns and New Districts. These presentations will be followed by a panel and plenary discussion. The afternoon will conclude with a panel and plenary discussion. Following the tradition, on day one in the evening, the Urban Knowledge Hub Good Practices Award will be presented to representatives of the respective award winning projects.
Day two. Participants will be taken on a site visit to those good practices cases of New Towns and New Districts presented on day one which are within reach of Shanghai via bus: Shanghai Jiading New District and Wuxi Taihu New Town. Participants will be able to ask and discuss with planners and administrators involved in the preparation and administration of the New Town and New District projects.
Day 1 12 November 2013: Seminar at Tongji University Shanghai 3rd Floor, Bldg. Wenyuan, College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Day 1 Morning Sessions
08:30 Registration and Networking
1. Opening Remarks Moderator: Prof. Zilai TANG, Head Department of Urban Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
09:00 Prof. Jiang WU, Vice President, Tongji University Mr. Ayumi Konishi, Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Dr. Hanyong LIU, Director, International Division, Shanghai Finance Bureau
2. Keynote Speeches Session 1 Moderator: Prof. Zilai TANG, Head of Planning Department, CAUP, Tongji University
09:15 The Evolution of New Towns in China: From Industrial Satellite Towns to Eco-Cities Prof. Fulong WU, Bartlett Professor of Planning, University College London 09:45 Lessons learned from New Towns in Shanghai Mr. Yisong XU, Deputy Director, Shanghai Urban Planning and Land Resources Bureau 10:15 Questions and Answers
10:30 Tea and Coffee Break
3. Keynote Speeches Session 2 Moderator: Maria Pia Ancora, Urban Development Specialist, EARD, ADB
10:45 New Towns Development in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata Prof. Kavas Kapadia, Former Dean, School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi, India 11:15 Eco-cities in Europe – Compact, Mixed-use, Green, Livable New Districts Stefan Rau, Urban Development Specialist, EARD, ADB 11:45 Questions and Answers
4. Introduction to the New Towns and New Districts Exhibition Moderator: Jorn Brommelhorster, Coordinator RKSI, EARD, ADB
12:00 Opening of the Exhibition: Cases of New Towns & New Districts in the PRC Mr. Ayumi Konishi, Director General, East Asia Department, ADB 12:05 Portrait 1: Ningbo Eastern New District Prof. Weiqiang WANG, CAUP, Tongji University 12:10 Portrait 2: Zhengzhou Zhengdong New District Mr. Tao TAO, Chief Planner, Werkhart World Wide 5-Star Alliance 12:15 Portrait 3: Dalian Development Area Jinzhou District Prof. Gang LIU, CAUP, Tongji University
12:25 Group Photo
12:30 Lunch Break, Sanhaowu Restaurant 2nd Floor
Day 1 Afternoon Sessions
5. Case Study 1 Moderator: Prof. Lan WANG, CAUP, Tongji University
13:30 Shanghai Jiading New District: A Learning System of Adapted Urban Pattern Mr. Yunzhou ZHAN, Chief Planner, Shanghai Urban Planning and Design Institute Mr. Xiaotao HE, Director of Chief Engineer Office, Shanghai Jiading New District Development Co. Ltd. 14:10 Questions and Answers
6. Case Study 2 Moderator: Stefan Rau, Urban Development Specialist, EARD, ADB
14:30 Wuxi Taihu Lake New Town A Low Carbon Eco City Mr. Xiao SIMA, Director, Shenzhen Urban Planning and Design Institute Mr. Xiaoxing FENG, Deputy Director, New Town Division of Wuxi Planning Bureau 15:10 Questions and Answers
15:30 Tea and Coffee Break
7. Case Study 3 Moderator: Prof. Weiqiang WANG, CAUP, Tongji University
15:50 Beichuan - A New Town Rising from Post-Disaster Rubble Mr. Degao ZHENG, Director, Shanghai Branch, Chinese Academy of Urban Planning & Design Mr. Wang HE, Vice Secretary-General, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province; Former Vice Mayor, Beichuan County 16:30 Questions and Answers
8. Panel and Plenary Discussion Moderator: Diwesh Sharan, Director, Urban and Social Sector Division, EARD, ADB
16:50 Panel Discussion: Lessons learned from the Case Studies Mr. Ayumi Konishi, Director General, EARD, ADB Mr. Jinlin YANG, Senior Advisor, EARD, ADB Prof. Zilai TANG, Head of Planning Department, CAUP, Tongji Prof. Ming TONG, CAUP, Tongji University Prof. Fulong WU, Bartlett Professor of Planning, University College London Prof. Vinita Yadav, School of Architecture and Planning, New Delhi, India Mr. Rumi Aijaz, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India 17:50 Conclusion: Lessons Learned for ADB Project Cities Mr. Diwesh Sharan, Director, Urban and Social Sector Division, EARD, ADB
9. Urban Knowledge Hub Awards Ceremony Moderator: Prof. Wang Lan, CAUP, Tongji University
18:00 Best Practices Awards 2013
10. Seminar Closing Remarks
18:15 Mr. Hamid Sharif, Country Director, PRCM, EARD, ADB Prof. Zilai TANG, Head of Planning Department, CAUP, Tongji University
18:30 Dinner Reception, Tanggong Restaurant, 2nd Floor of Magnotel Hotel Day 2 13 November: Study Tour Shanghai and Wuxi Study Tour to New Towns & New Districts from Case Studies
Site Visit of Shanghai Jiading New District
08:00 Departure from Magnolia Hotel
09:30 Tour and Walk Shanghai Jiading New District and discuss with planners and local officials 11:30 Questions & Answers session with planners and local officials
12:00 Lunch in Jiading
Site Visit of Wuxi Taihu New Town
13:00 Departure from Shanghai Jiading New District
15:00 Tour and Walk Wuxi Taihu Lake New Town and discuss with planners and local officials 17:00 Questions & Answers session with planners and local officials
17:30 Dinner in Wuxi
18:30 Return to Shanghai
20:30 Arrival at Tongji University, Shanghai
The Urban Knowledge Hub is a pioneering initiative made possible through partnership between the East Asia Regional Department of the Asian Development Bank and the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University in Shanghai. Given the enormous scale and continuing nature of urbanization, the goal is to nurture productive knowledge exchanges in urban management which can be applied within the People’s Republic of China (the PRC) and elsewhere in Asia and the Pacific.