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The strategies of the four selected sites are four different solutions for active mobility networks related to internal resolving, density, service and recreation, with generations of various physical space and forms in different urban scenarios. These four typologies can be treated as typical examples for active mobility in Shenzhen, as important urban intervention operations, and references to other similar areas.","abstract_html":"Urban form and transportation systems are closely related; each influences the other in different ways. This thesis explores this relationship, with a specific focus on systems for mega-cities in China, to pursue a new micro scale active mobility network supporting current shifts toward transit-oriented development, as a criticism for the past massive urban expansion in automobile development mode, and as an example for sustainable urban life in relation to transit development mode. 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