TY - BOOK AU - LeGates, Richard AU - Min Zhao TI - Understanding china's urbanization: Great demographic, spatial economic and transformation U1 - 307.760951 PY - 2016/// CY - Glos, UK PB - Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. KW - Urbanization -- China. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban. KW - Urbanization N1 - Understanding China's urbanization -- Evolution, status, and reform of hukou -- Governments, administrative divisions, and urban policies -- Regional policies and regional urbanization -- Globalization, foreign direct investment, and China's urbanization -- Population flows and semi-urbanization -- China's evolving city system and large city clusters -- Towns and rural urbanization -- Double dual transformation: understanding urbanization with Chinese characteristics -- Conclusion N2 - China's urbanization is one of the great earth-changing phenomena of recent times. The way in which China continues to urbanize will have a critical impact on the world economy, global climate change, international relations and a host of other critical issues. Understanding and responding to China's urbanization is of paramount importance to everyone. This book represents a unique exploration of the demographic, spatial, economic and social aspects of China's urban transformation ER -