Einführung eines neuen Paradigmas: Die Umsetzung von Behutsamer Stadterneuerung in Yangzhou

This chapter is dedicated to the project of international cooperation between GTZ and the Yangzhou government. It highlights the understandings that the German cooperation agency had of the problems of Yangzhou Old City, the solutions proposed and the activities conducted with the local administration. The author in particular dwells on the difficulties that emerged during the cooperation process, revealing the different positions of the local administration with respect to the protection and use of the old city of Yangzhou. Nevertheless, the project of international cooperation represented a very useful opportunity for the local government to engage in policy learning and experiment with new ideas.