Industry Agenda The Future of Urban Development Initiative: Dalian and Zhangjiakou Champion City Strategy

The report identifies key urbanization issues for Dalian and Zhangjiakou and proposes strategic solutions. For Dalian, it focuses on mitigating road saturation through intelligent transport systems (ITS), reducing coal reliance by scaling natural gas, and expanding the technology sector. For Zhangjiakou, it recommends improving intercity transport corridors to Beijing, integrating wind energy into the grid, and leveraging the 2022 Winter Olympics bid to promote green sectors and sustainable branding.

• Dalian faces significant traffic congestion due to rapid expansion and a high reliance on private transport, leading to road saturation along main arteries during peak hours.
• To address congestion, Dalian is advised to implement an Intelligent Transport System (ITS), including electronic road pricing (ERP) to stagger work hours and a transport authority reporting directly to the mayor for holistic coordination.
• Dalian's energy supply is heavily dependent on coal, which accounts for 70% of its supply, posing medium to long-term risks regarding sustainability and climate change.
• The report recommends Dalian scale up natural gas consumption as the primary coal replacement, leveraging the China-Russia pipeline, and improving energy efficiency in the petrochemical sector.
• Dalian's technology sector, including electronics and outsourcing, has grown but remains small in terms of job creation and economic contribution; the report suggests building a full-sector value chain and supporting SMEs through innovation.
• Zhangjiakou suffers from intercity traffic congestion on corridors to Beijing, specifically the competition between passenger vehicles and freight on limited highway infrastructure.
• Zhangjiakou is recommended to use ITS, such as dynamic speed limits and high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, and to explore public-private partnerships (PPP) for highway financing.
• Despite having over 5,000 MW of installed wind capacity, Zhangjiakou struggles with grid transmission limits and insufficient local demand, meaning turbines often operate below productive levels.
• To integrate wind energy, Zhangjiakou should collaborate with Beijing and grid companies on long-distance transmission and adopt energy storage technologies to balance the grid.
• The 2022 Winter Olympics bid is identified as a catalyst for Zhangjiakou to transition from an industrial town to a sustainable city by emphasizing green sectors and creating a sustainable branding identity.

APA

World Economic Forum (2014). Industry Agenda The Future of Urban Development Initiative: Dalian and Zhangjiakou Champion City Strategy. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_IU_FutureUrbanDevelopment_DalianZhangjiakou_ChampionCityStrategy_2014.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Industry Agenda The Future of Urban Development Initiative: Dalian and Zhangjiakou Champion City Strategy. 2014. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_IU_FutureUrbanDevelopment_DalianZhangjiakou_ChampionCityStrategy_2014.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2014industry, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Industry Agenda The Future of Urban Development Initiative: Dalian and Zhangjiakou Champion City Strategy}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_IU_FutureUrbanDevelopment_DalianZhangjiakou_ChampionCityStrategy_2014.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }