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Economics of Planning Policies in China: Infrastructure, Location and Cities book cover

1st Edition

Economics of Planning Policies in China Infrastructure, Location and Cities

By Wen-jie Wu Copyright 2017
252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

252 Pages 51 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Fast urbanizing countries like China have experienced rapid – albeit geographically uneven – local and regional economic growth during the past few decades. Notwithstanding this development pattern, China has been investing heavily in targeted coastal and inland regions through planning policies for infrastructure, location and cities. This is a largely place-based investment process that is of... Read more

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List of tables



Foreword I by Professor Paul Cheshire



Foreword II by Professor Siqi Zheng



Acknowledgements



PART I Overview



1 Introduction



2 Fundamentals of China’s planning policies



PART II Spatial evolution of planning policies in China



3 Planning for spatial development in the post-war era



4 Planning for transformation: spatial economic prosperity and disparity



5 Planning for urban and regional agglomeration



PART III Planning implications: infrastructure, location and cities



6 Dynamics of urban networks: evidence from airport infrastructure expansion



7 Geographical evolution of railway network development



8 Market reform, land development and urban vibrancy



PART IV Conclusions



9 Concluding remarks



Index

Biography

Wen-jie Wu is an Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University, UK.

‘Economics of Planning Policies in China analyses the evolution of the planning system, and how urban and regional planning policies intervene and interact with patterns of cities, locational layout and transport infrastructure in China. Understanding these planning implications is a prerequisite for informing policymakers about how to improve urban agglomerations and vibrancy, build regeneration policies to declining areas, and coordinate spatial development in the long run.’ — Professor Wenzhong Zhang, Deputy Director of Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Chinese Academy of Sciences

‘The success of a modern economy is fundamentally about the success of its cities, and the success of cities depends on their internal organisation and the infrastructure that connects them. This research book provides fascinating insights into the way that spatial planning in transport infrastructure and land use and its interaction with the market has helped shape the geography of development in China over recent decades. The book not only contains a wealth of information about the policy background in China, but delivers a wide range of lessons that are useful for anyone studying the role of planning in economic development and the evolution of cities globally.’ — Professor Stephen Gibbons, Director of Spatial Economics Research Center, London School of Economics and Political Science

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