China's Development Under a Differential Urbanization Model

This book analyses the particular nature, characteristics and current conditions of urbanization in China. It reviews the theory of "urbanization with a diversified process" and puts forward the basic principles for promoting urbanization on the basis of a perspective reflecting the diversified sizes of towns and cities. Further, it assesses the overall strategic planning for advancing urbanization and explores the characteristics of an urban society formed on the basis of diversified urbanization.

List of contents

Contents.- Urbanization Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China: Development History, Status Quo and Problems.- A Theoretical Exploration on the Model of Urbanization with a Diversified Process.- The Lessons and Experiences of Urbanization and Urban Development at Home and Abroad.

About the author

Qiang Li, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Tsinghua University, Professor of Sociology and Doctoral Supervisor.

Summary

This book analyses the particular nature, characteristics and current conditions of urbanization in China. It reviews the theory of “urbanization with a diversified process” and puts forward the basic principles for promoting urbanization on the basis of a perspective reflecting the diversified sizes of towns and cities. Further, it assesses the overall strategic planning for advancing urbanization and explores the characteristics of an urban society formed on the basis of diversified urbanization.

Product details

• Authors: Qiang Li
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2019
• EAN: 9789811394508
• ISBN: 978-981-1394-50-8
• No. of pages: 353
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 244 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 664 g
• Illustrations: XV, 353 p. 50 illus.
• Series: Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China's Development Path; Research the Chinese Dream and; Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path; Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; B, Social Inequality, Social Sciences, Social & ethical issues, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Urban Sociology, Social Structure, Human Geography, Sociology, Urban, Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban communities