JAUE2020-026: The past, present and future of coastal city Shenzhen from the perspective of nature protection and urban development

Abstract

According to data from the World Bank of China, 60% of the world's economic aggregate is concentrated in the estuary. 75% of large cities, and 70% of industrial capital and population are concentrated in coastal areas within 100 kilometers of the coast. This means that the sustained growth of the "Bay Area Economy" requires not only the ocean, but also awe of the ocean. The development of Shenzhen is a miracle. It took less than 40 years for Shenzhen to develop from an obscure "small fishing village" to one of the four major first-tier cities in China and one of the core cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. However, Shenzhen is an area with a high incidence of marine disasters. Storm surges, coastal erosion, red tides, and marine pollution occur from time to time. Therefore, mitigating the losses caused by marine disasters is imminent. This article examines the distance between Shenzhen and the global ocean center city from the perspective of nature protection and urban development and proposes management methods, including key performance indicators from the perspectives of sustainable development, coastal security, and the marine industry, for the future development of the coastal city.