Shanghai's Orbital Economy: How Satellite Cities Are Reshaping the Yangtze Delta Megaregion

SECTION 1: THE NEW URBAN ARCHIPELAGO• Geographic Composition: - Core Shanghai (pop. 26.3 million) - 1st-tier satellites: Suzhou, Wuxi, Ningbo (15-20 million each) - 2nd-tier satellites: Jiaxing, Changzhou, Nantong (5-8 million) - Total megare