Shanghai's Sprawl Effect: How the Megacity is Redefining Regional Development in Eastern China

Section 1: The Commuter Revolution (600 words)- High-speed rail enabling 1.2 million daily cross-border commuters- Emergence of "dual-city professionals" working in Shanghai but living in cheaper satellite cities- Case study: The Kunshan-Shanghai t

"Concrete & Courtyards: Shanghai's Paradoxical Urban-Rural Fusion"

I. The Absorption Phenomenon - Satellite city development patterns (Jiading/Songjiang/Nanhui) - Commuter belt expansion statistics (2020-2025) - Property value diffusion gradients - Administrative boundary adjustments II. Cultural Contradictio