Concilier croissance économique, durabilité environnementale et ambitions professionnelles : le dilemme des responsables municipaux en Chine
Following decades of rapid industrialization and urbanization, China has committed to sustainable development by defining its own strategy, focusing on technological innovation and industrial modernization. While major urban areas have substantial resources in terms of manpower, materials, and finan...
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| description | Following decades of rapid industrialization and urbanization, China has committed to sustainable development by defining its own strategy, focusing on technological innovation and industrial modernization. While major urban areas have substantial resources in terms of manpower, materials, and finances to adapt to this shift, small towns in more remote regions do not have the same advantages. How can local governments of small towns adopt a territorial development strategy that effectively balances the competing priorities of productivity and environmental sustainability? This study examines the strategies adopted by two successive municipal administrations in Xianju, a small town in a remote area of eastern China, in light of the major challenges faced by Chinese municipalities: a strong focus on productivity, asymmetrical decentralization, and a persistent structural budget deficit. The research methodology included 50 interviews with a wide range of local stakeholders and analysis of documentary sources. The findings reveal an incremental and adaptable strategy employed by municipal officials in Xianju to establish a "green development" model that aligns with party-state expectations while supporting their career advancement. Although this model fosters job creation and helps counter the negative impacts of unregulated industrialization, it also risks generating new social and environmental inequalities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-17185be979f047eeb60ecce3c426bdf82025-08-20T03:02:55ZdeuUnité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-citésCybergeo1278-33662024-12-0110.4000/12x4cConcilier croissance économique, durabilité environnementale et ambitions professionnelles : le dilemme des responsables municipaux en ChineMengcheng LiNatacha Aveline-DubachFollowing decades of rapid industrialization and urbanization, China has committed to sustainable development by defining its own strategy, focusing on technological innovation and industrial modernization. While major urban areas have substantial resources in terms of manpower, materials, and finances to adapt to this shift, small towns in more remote regions do not have the same advantages. How can local governments of small towns adopt a territorial development strategy that effectively balances the competing priorities of productivity and environmental sustainability? This study examines the strategies adopted by two successive municipal administrations in Xianju, a small town in a remote area of eastern China, in light of the major challenges faced by Chinese municipalities: a strong focus on productivity, asymmetrical decentralization, and a persistent structural budget deficit. The research methodology included 50 interviews with a wide range of local stakeholders and analysis of documentary sources. The findings reveal an incremental and adaptable strategy employed by municipal officials in Xianju to establish a "green development" model that aligns with party-state expectations while supporting their career advancement. Although this model fosters job creation and helps counter the negative impacts of unregulated industrialization, it also risks generating new social and environmental inequalities.https://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/41552sustainable developmentlocal governmentecologyterritorial developmentChina |
| spellingShingle | Mengcheng Li Natacha Aveline-Dubach Concilier croissance économique, durabilité environnementale et ambitions professionnelles : le dilemme des responsables municipaux en Chine Cybergeo sustainable development local government ecology territorial development China |
| title | Concilier croissance économique, durabilité environnementale et ambitions professionnelles : le dilemme des responsables municipaux en Chine |
| title_full | Concilier croissance économique, durabilité environnementale et ambitions professionnelles : le dilemme des responsables municipaux en Chine |
| title_fullStr | Concilier croissance économique, durabilité environnementale et ambitions professionnelles : le dilemme des responsables municipaux en Chine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Concilier croissance économique, durabilité environnementale et ambitions professionnelles : le dilemme des responsables municipaux en Chine |
| title_short | Concilier croissance économique, durabilité environnementale et ambitions professionnelles : le dilemme des responsables municipaux en Chine |
| title_sort | concilier croissance economique durabilite environnementale et ambitions professionnelles le dilemme des responsables municipaux en chine |
| topic | sustainable development local government ecology territorial development China |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/41552 |
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