Implementation of China＇s new urbanization strategy requires new thinking

China is currently experiencing the largest and fastest rate of urbanization in human history. Between 1978 and 2015, China＇s urbanization rate increased from 18% to 56% as its urban population increased from 172 to 770 million. At the same time, the number of cities increased from 193 to more than...

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Published in科学通报：英文版 Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 81 - 82
Main Author Jun Yang Tinghai Wu Peng Gong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2017
Subjects
中国
人类历史
城市人口
城市化率
城市数量
城镇化战略
现代化
经济活动
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Summary:China is currently experiencing the largest and fastest rate of urbanization in human history. Between 1978 and 2015, China＇s urbanization rate increased from 18% to 56% as its urban population increased from 172 to 770 million. At the same time, the number of cities increased from 193 to more than 650. Cities, the centers of resources and social-economic activities, are being labeled as the locomotive of China＇s modernization movement.
Bibliography:China is currently experiencing the largest and fastest rate of urbanization in human history. Between 1978 and 2015, China＇s urbanization rate increased from 18% to 56% as its urban population increased from 172 to 770 million. At the same time, the number of cities increased from 193 to more than 650. Cities, the centers of resources and social-economic activities, are being labeled as the locomotive of China＇s modernization movement.
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ISSN:2095-9273