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This research responds to a planning exception for urban heritage sites in China, in which, differentiated from the mainstream pro-growth ideologies, socio-cultural sustainability has been declared as a priority over economic growth. This planning exception suggests the potential that urban heritage sites have in encouraging urban planners to embrace post-growth ideas in China, which have not been sufficiently researched yet. To address this research gap, I investigate the urban conservation planning practice in Gulangyu World Heritage Site via a framework—planning for urban heritage sites beyond growth. The research indicates that attributing community to forming heritage significance opens the opportunity to favour a development that emphasises the enhancement of community livelihoods and sustainability over the pursuit of economic growth. Such conservation planning involves economic restructuring and a sufficiency lifestyle supported by spatial transformation towards social interactions, which shows some alignment with post-growth thinking. However, little evidence has indicated the planning for Gulangyu is related to a planned reduction.
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| Keywords | Postgrowth; planning; heritage; China |
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