What works in Shanghai
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Evidence snapshot for Shanghai
Shanghai's 15-Minute Community Life Circle — Scaling Walkable Neighbourhood Access shows Shanghai has completed 180+ neighbourhood-improvement projects to place daily services within a 15-minute walk, targeting 99% population coverage by 2035, and the model has been replicated by 50+ other Chinese cities. Houtan Park — Constructed Wetland Water Treatment on a Reclaimed Shanghai Brownfield demonstrates Shanghai's brownfield reclamation and water treatment, with a 14-hectare former industrial site now treating approximately 2,400 tonnes of river water daily and raising water quality from Grade V to Grade II/III. However, the life-circle evidence flags an equity gap: an independent 2023 peer-reviewed study found suburban districts continue to lag behind the urban core in elder-care, safety and travel facilities. The detailed water-treatment and cost figures from Houtan Park trace to a single design-firm submission rather than independent government verification.
Drawn from: Shanghai's 15-Minute Community Life Circle — Scaling Walkable Neighbourhood Access · Houtan Park — Constructed Wetland Water Treatment on a Reclaimed Shanghai Brownfield · Squirrel AI — adaptive tutoring at scale in China · AIGC-Assisted Critical Writing Feedback — A Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial at Fudan University
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evidence of learning impact +57 pts 83 here · 26 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control +52 pts 100 here · 48 average
Evidence of impact / measured results +43 pts 100 here · 57 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication +40 pts 100 here · 60 average
Sustainability / continuity +22 pts 100 here · 78 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +19 pts 67 here · 48 average
Scalability & sustainability +16 pts 78 here · 62 average
Weaknesses
Inclusiveness / equity -10 pts 33 here · 43 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection -14 pts 33 here · 47 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy -21 pts 17 here · 38 average
Equity & inclusion -33 pts 17 here · 50 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Shanghai. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Shanghai's 15-Minute Community Life Circle — Scaling Walkable Neighbourhood Access · 81
Houtan Park — Constructed Wetland Water Treatment on a Reclaimed Shanghai Brownfield · 53
Squirrel AI — adaptive tutoring at scale in China · 53
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Recommended to adopt or replicate
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Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more