The network governance of urban renewal: A comparative analysis of two cities in China

Urban renewal has been an important strategic choice to promote urban development. It involves multiple stakeholders with different interests, such as the government, enterprises, communities, and residents, which is a complex collective action. Therefore, how to coordinate the complex interest demands of various stakeholders in urban renewal, improve the efficiency of urban renewal projects, and ensure the orderly progress of urban renewal is crucial. To address this issue, a network model of urban renewal by using the social network method is constructed. The networks of 531 Shenzhen urban renewal projects and 300 Chongqing urban renewal projects in 2019 were compared and analyzed by UCINET6 software. This study takes urban renewal project governance as the research objective and makes a more comprehensive analysis of the existing problems in urban renewal. The results show that the cooperative relationship of multiple entities in the process of urban renewal affects the result of urban renewal. Improving the cooperative relationship between multiple entities in urban renewal will facilitate the successful implementation of urban renewal projects and improve the effect of urban renewal. Finally, to promote the realization of the diversified goals of urban renewal, this study proposes strategies to improve urban renewal governance from many aspects: optimize the urban renewal negotiation platform, increase the participation of multiple entities in urban renewal, regulate the behavior of participants in urban renewal through policies and regulations.

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Urban renewal is a crucial strategic choice for promoting urban development, involving multiple stakeholders with complex interests that need to be coordinated. Using a social network method to construct a network model can effectively analyze urban renewal issues, with the study emphasizing the importance of collaborative relationships among multiple entities for successful urban renewal outcomes.