Pudong New Area of Shanghai, as areform and opening front of China, holds the balancein economic development of Yangtze Delta and evenof China. After a large-scale infrastructure andfunction development in the past de...Pudong New Area of Shanghai, as areform and opening front of China, holds the balancein economic development of Yangtze Delta and evenof China. After a large-scale infrastructure andfunction development in the past decade, it hasbecome "the miniature of modernization constructionin Shanghai" and "the symbol of reform and openingin China". But, due to the rapid urbanization andassociated environmental issues, rivers in the studiedarea remain seriously polluted and are alsodiminishing. Consequently this damages the featuresof the water village and investment setting in thePudong New Area. On the basis of analyzing the aerophotographs (1989, 1994 and 1999) and land usedata by Remote Sensing and Geographic InformationSystem, this paper illustrated that: 1) The river densityof the studied area has declined by 1/3 from 1989to 1999; 2) Since the development and opening oPudong, the river system has experienced twodeclining phases: rapid declining (1989-1994) andslow declining (1994-1999); 3) The fast urbanizationof land-use is a primary threat to the river systemwhich is particularly prominent within the Inner BelWay and in the developed zone of Pudong area.展开更多
Shanghai, China’s largest industrial city, was once more pushed forward to the economic forefront in the 1990s. Situated in the Yangtze River estuary, Shanghai is important in the opening strategy along the Yangtze R...Shanghai, China’s largest industrial city, was once more pushed forward to the economic forefront in the 1990s. Situated in the Yangtze River estuary, Shanghai is important in the opening strategy along the Yangtze River. The Chinese government announced the faster opening of the Pudong New Area, making Pudong the head of the development drive to build Shanghai into a world monetary and trade centre and promote the fast development of the Yangtze River展开更多
文摘Pudong New Area of Shanghai, as areform and opening front of China, holds the balancein economic development of Yangtze Delta and evenof China. After a large-scale infrastructure andfunction development in the past decade, it hasbecome "the miniature of modernization constructionin Shanghai" and "the symbol of reform and openingin China". But, due to the rapid urbanization andassociated environmental issues, rivers in the studiedarea remain seriously polluted and are alsodiminishing. Consequently this damages the featuresof the water village and investment setting in thePudong New Area. On the basis of analyzing the aerophotographs (1989, 1994 and 1999) and land usedata by Remote Sensing and Geographic InformationSystem, this paper illustrated that: 1) The river densityof the studied area has declined by 1/3 from 1989to 1999; 2) Since the development and opening oPudong, the river system has experienced twodeclining phases: rapid declining (1989-1994) andslow declining (1994-1999); 3) The fast urbanizationof land-use is a primary threat to the river systemwhich is particularly prominent within the Inner BelWay and in the developed zone of Pudong area.
文摘Shanghai, China’s largest industrial city, was once more pushed forward to the economic forefront in the 1990s. Situated in the Yangtze River estuary, Shanghai is important in the opening strategy along the Yangtze River. The Chinese government announced the faster opening of the Pudong New Area, making Pudong the head of the development drive to build Shanghai into a world monetary and trade centre and promote the fast development of the Yangtze River
基金This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant NO. 00000000） and the Fundamental Research Funds for Central University （Grant NO.TD2010-2）.
