Since 2009, China Agricultural University has embedded graduate students in villages to co-develop farming practices with smallholders; a Nature-published evaluation credits the …
Quzhou County, China
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 17%81/100
Shanghai is retrofitting neighbourhoods so daily needs sit within a 15-minute walk, completing 180+ projects toward 99% population coverage by 2035. Over …
Shanghai, China
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 17%81/100
Since 2010, Shenzhen's Qianhai zone has piloted cross-border legal, financial and professional-recognition rules with Hong Kong. By December 2025 it hosted 10,500+ …
Shenzhen, China
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 17%81/100
Recognised in 1988 as China's first state-level high-tech zone, Zhongguancun in Beijing grew from a district electronics market into a technology-transfer hub …
Beijing, China
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 39%71/100
A bilateral China-Singapore government project built a 123 km2 knowledge district in Guangzhou that has drawn over 400 enterprises, 1,300 high-level talents …