Challenges and Opportunities Facing China’s Urban Development in the New Era

The acceleration of urban expansion has greatly impacted the study of China’s urban system, and the urban function at the national level has largely been characterised by the spatial distribution and evolution of cities. In order to understand the dynamics of urban development in China, it is necess...

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Published inChina perspectives Vol. 2013; no. 2; pp. 15 - 27
Main Authors Ruibo, Han, Linna, Wang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Centre d'étude français sur la Chine contemporaine 06.06.2013
Subjects
Cities and towns
City planning
Economic aspects
Growth
Rural population
Urbanization
China
urbanisation patterns
spatial transition
Chinese urban system
structural transition
institutional transition
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Summary:The acceleration of urban expansion has greatly impacted the study of China’s urban system, and the urban function at the national level has largely been characterised by the spatial distribution and evolution of cities. In order to understand the dynamics of urban development in China, it is necessary to analyse the history of city evolution and understand the context in which that evolution took place. The first section of this paper introduces the urbanisation process in China since the 1950s in order to demonstrate the origins of China’s recenturbanisation patterns. Subsequently, the structural transitions of city scaling and urban clusters are presented by employing Rank-size Analysis and satellite imagery, followed by the challenges brought about by these changes. Finally, the spatial distribution and transition patterns of China’s urban system are analysed using Centrographic Analysis.
Bibliography:China Perspectives, No. 2, 2013: 15-27
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ISSN:2070-3449
1996-4617
DOI:10.4000/chinaperspectives.6149