"Shanghai 2030: How China's Economic Dragonhead Is Reshaping the Yangtze River Delta"

SECTION 1: URBAN FOOTPRINT EVOLUTION• Administrative boundaries vs. functional metropolitan area (expanding from 6,340 km² to 8,000 km² planned)• Satellite city development (Suzhou, Kunshan, Jiaxing transformation)• Population dynamics: 24.

Shanghai 2030: The Making of a Global Megaregion

SECTION 1: BLUEPRINT FOR INTEGRATION1.1 Infrastructure Revolution:- The "1-hour Economic Circle" high-speed rail network expansion- Yangshan Deep-Water Port's automated logistics system- Cross-boundary metro system integration (planned 1,200km by 2