China's Urbanization in 1949-2015:Processes and Driving Forces

GU Chaolin; HU Lingqian; Ian G. COOK

doi:10.1007/s11769-017-0911-9

China's Urbanization in 1949-2015:Processes and Driving Forces

doi: 10.1007/s11769-017-0911-9

1.
School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
2.
School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA;
3.
School of Humanities and Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2AJ, UK

基金项目: Under the auspices of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41590844), the Independent Research Program of Tsinghai University (No. 2015THZ01)

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通讯作者:
GU Chaolin.E-mail:gucl@tsinghua.edu.cn

China's Urbanization in 1949-2015:Processes and Driving Forces

1.
School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
2.
School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA;
3.
School of Humanities and Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2AJ, UK

Funds: Under the auspices of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41590844), the Independent Research Program of Tsinghai University (No. 2015THZ01)

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Corresponding author: GU Chaolin.E-mail:gucl@tsinghua.edu.cn

摘要: The pace and scale of China's contemporary urbanization are stunning. This paper reviews process and the underlying driving forces of China's urbanization between 1949-2015. Contemporary China's urbanization has experienced four stages, and each has had different driving forces:1) economic re-construction and industrialization-led urbanization (1949-1977); 2) economic reform and market-led urbanization (1978-1995); 3) economic globalization and the global-local urbanization (1996-2010); and 4) the land-economyled urbanization (2010-). These urbanization processes and driving forces will undoubtedly provide scientific reference and have significant implications for developing countries, especially African countries, to formulate their urbanization public policies.
- urbanization /
- Contemporary China /
- urbanization level /
- urbanization process /
- driving forces /
- public policies
Abstract: The pace and scale of China's contemporary urbanization are stunning. This paper reviews process and the underlying driving forces of China's urbanization between 1949-2015. Contemporary China's urbanization has experienced four stages, and each has had different driving forces:1) economic re-construction and industrialization-led urbanization (1949-1977); 2) economic reform and market-led urbanization (1978-1995); 3) economic globalization and the global-local urbanization (1996-2010); and 4) the land-economyled urbanization (2010-). These urbanization processes and driving forces will undoubtedly provide scientific reference and have significant implications for developing countries, especially African countries, to formulate their urbanization public policies.
- urbanization /
- Contemporary China /
- urbanization level /
- urbanization process /
- driving forces /
- public policies

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China's Urbanization in 1949-2015:Processes and Driving Forces

doi: 10.1007/s11769-017-0911-9

通讯作者:
GU Chaolin.E-mail:gucl@tsinghua.edu.cn

China's Urbanization in 1949-2015:Processes and Driving Forces

Corresponding author: GU Chaolin.E-mail:gucl@tsinghua.edu.cn

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China's Urbanization in 1949-2015:Processes and Driving Forces

doi: 10.1007/s11769-017-0911-9

1. School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;

2. School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA;

3. School of Humanities and Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2AJ, UK

通讯作者: GU Chaolin.E-mail:gucl@tsinghua.edu.cn

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China's Urbanization in 1949-2015:Processes and Driving Forces

1. School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;

2. School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA;

3. School of Humanities and Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2AJ, UK

Corresponding author: GU Chaolin.E-mail:gucl@tsinghua.edu.cn

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China's Urbanization in 1949-2015:Processes and Driving Forces

doi: 10.1007/s11769-017-0911-9

1. School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; 2. School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA; 3. School of Humanities and Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2AJ, UK

通讯作者: GU Chaolin.E-mail:gucl@tsinghua.edu.cn

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China's Urbanization in 1949-2015:Processes and Driving Forces

1. School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; 2. School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA; 3. School of Humanities and Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2AJ, UK

Corresponding author: GU Chaolin.E-mail:gucl@tsinghua.edu.cn

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通讯作者:
GU Chaolin.E-mail:gucl@tsinghua.edu.cn

1. School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;

2. School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA;

3. School of Humanities and Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2AJ, UK

1. School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;

2. School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA;

3. School of Humanities and Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 2AJ, UK