Tenth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

With the emergence of social problems such as the “Beijing Folding,” China’s regional uneven development has recently become a rising concern. As a typical case, it remains key question to understand the development process in Beijing and its surrounding areas. This paper considers the evolution of policy intervention and spatial development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTC) region, also known as Jing-Jin-Ji region, from a historical perspective, to reveal the internal dynamics and mechanism of regional uneven development in a highly centralized environment, and to explain the role of policy intervention in reterritorialization. Finally, the author discusses the applicability of growth pole theory and proposes the policy-oriented strategy as a planning solution.