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This article firstly presents evidence of the guiding role of new institutional economics and urban planning for Shenzhen's historical development, and their significant influence on Shenzhen's all-round development, especially from the socio-economic, urban and environmental aspects in a descriptive approach. To be specific, Shenzhen's development achievements over the past 40 years of reform and opening up have concretely proved the enormous contributions of transaction cost theory, property rights theory and urban planning, relevant policy and governance. Then, we question Shenzhen how to fulfil the new mission that entrusted by the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. It's extremely important to rethink the future development direction of Shenzhen by taking its fruitful reform and opening up as a new starting point. Thus, through the qualitative analysis of Shenzhen's best practice, the present study aims to provide a research proposal for understanding by what means Shenzhen can further implement the sustainability and resilience towards 2030 from environmental, social, and economic aspects. A10, B15, O10, O18, O20, P20, P30, Q56, Q58, R10, R14. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The term “Resilience” has, in recent years, gained currency in many disciplines and has been increasingly applied to various scientific contexts. In relation to urban issues and studies in governance there exists a strong focus on the challenges of policy-making and planning, for which it is very important the power of the resilience approach to improve human wellbeing in urban contexts. Built heritage and resilience may appear contradictory, at first glance, but a more thorough understanding leads to the conclusion that heritage contributes to resilience in various ways. In recent years, mainly thanks to the inflow of the EU funds, many country of Europe have seen a great increase in the need or even fashion for reviving historical heritage and landscapes of cities. In particular the historic city centres, the residual areas and the industrial heritage abandoned have become an arena of the new practices. The paper aims to individue both positive and negative consequences of revitalisation projects made in the Reggio Calabria city, and as are the newly created places perceived by inhabitants. In addition the paper show how, trough good urban project, can there be balance between old and new architecture and green spaces and what is the situation of revitalised buildings and residual areas, often transformed to fulfil completely new roles, and their surroundings, often degraded and threatened with ecological disaster. The final considerations regarding how these urban renewal projects have helped to build a relisience city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]