上海市城市发展总体规划已经明确了将上海定位成一个国际经济、贸易、金融的城市,基本确立上海国际经济中心的地位,这个总体规划的最大特色是立足于服务的原则,面向世界,按照以上海为中心的长江三角洲城市发展要求,来统筹上海城市的总体布局和重大措施。从世界范围来看,以城市带为特点的区域经济发展是城市化进程中的必然趋势和内在要求。长江三角洲地区是我国经济最为 Shanghai’s overall urban development plan has clearly defined Shanghai as an international economic, trade and financial city and basically established Shanghai’s position as an international economic center. The major feature of this master plan is that it is based on the principle of service and facing the world, Shanghai as the center of the Yangtze River Delta urban development requirements to co-ordinate the overall layout of Shanghai’s cities and major measures. From a global perspective, the development of regional economy characterized by the urban belt is an inevitable trend and an inherent requirement in the process of urbanization. The Yangtze River Delta is the most economically developed country in China