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Challenges for Improving Quality of Life in the Pearl River Delta (PRD)

• Unplanned outward expansion of urban boundaries has led to fragmentation of both urban and rural land.
• Urban land is not utilized in a way that allows for efficient provision of public services and facilities.
• Historic and cultural preservation has been neglected.
• Current development patterns and processes do not adequately address the need for resilience from natural disasters.
• Without high-quality public transit alternatives, vehicle kilometers traveled in privately owned cars per capita will increase and congestion and air pollution will worsen.
• Road-based freight transport is a major source of congestion and safety problems.
• An extremely high number of deaths and serious injuries are caused by everyday use of the roads.
• Water and air pollution and soil contamination are causing significant harm to human health and ecological resources, and diminishing economic growth.
• Regulators have insufficient resources and incentives to enforce laws and standards.
• There is a lack of good-quality public rental housing and housing for purchase by middle-income residents.
• There is a lack of good-quality public rental housing for lower-income residents.
• Guangdong Province seeks to accelerate its economic transition.

Common Themes in Strategies to Address These Challenges

• In general, the proposed strategies would increase compliance with regulations by improving the effectiveness of incentives; expand access to public services and quality improvements; increase the pace of improvements in public services and the environment; improve data and analysis to better guide decisionmaking; and reduce pollution and improve health and safety.
• In all areas, but particularly in land use, environment, and housing, there is an overarching need to increase transparency and accountability in regulation.