Managing Change in Urbanizing Regions
ADB Project Highlight: New Development Strategy for Chongqing, China
2010-06-03
The Asian Development Bank has retained Chreod to lead a team in advising the Municipal Government of Chongqing on its development strategy to the year 2030. The contract calls for a comprehensive assessment of development opportunities and constraints across Chongqing, and the preparation of policy options for restructuring the metropolitan and provincial economies, fostering social inclusion and equity, managing urban and suburban growth, and strengthening municipal financing. Chreod will work closely with colleagues from the Shanghai Development Research Center (SDRC) on this assignment. Located along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Chongqing is one of four provincial-level municipalities in China; it has a population of 33 million of which 9 million live in the core metropolitan region, including more than 3 million rural migrant workers.