Yuan Jianfeng

Keywords： Industry Transformation; Innovative Plan; Pittsburgh; Detroit; Chicago; Industrial City

Abstract：

In the context of globalization, industrial cities are experiencing significant economic transformation. Analyzing employment changes of three American cities, the paper discusses Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Chicago’s economic transformation, summarizes their industrial transformation experience, planning and development measures during their industrial transformation. Learning from the Pittsburgh experience, the paper focuses on how to maintain unique characters of the city in transition, and proposes innovative planning countermeasures in the transformation of industrial cities in China.

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