China Under Construction:Shaping Cities Through Recent Urban Transformation

Ali Cheshmehzangi, Tian Tang

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Abstract

As a continuation of our award-winning book, ‘China's City Cluster Development in the Race to Carbon Neutrality’ and our recent book, ‘30 Years of Urban Change in China’s 10 Core Cities’, this book delves into China's recent progress in reshaping its cities through holistic urban transformation strategies. Building on our previous work, we expand our focus to explore the latest developments in urbanization, examining how recent strategies and policies have influenced cities and cityscapes across China and beyond. It is evident that China is reshaping its cities through a dynamic interplay of policy reforms, technological advancements, and creative planning. The late 20th and early 21st centuries have seen a sharp increase in urbanization, with a particular focus on the development of smart, resilient, and sustainable cities. Through a thorough examination of case study examples that have undergone significant recent change, this book investigates how these goals are being achieved. ‘China Under Construction: Shaping Cities through Recent Urban Transformation’ offers a thorough overview of China's current urban transformation efforts, highlighting both the achievements and the ongoing challenges, through case studies and in-depth evaluations. We hope to provide insightful information about the real-world applications of urban strategies and their wider implications for China's future urban landscape by concentrating on ten selected cities. This extension of our earlier research emphasizes how critical it is to view urban transformation as a complex process influencing social dynamics, technology, infrastructure, and environmental sustainability, among other facets of city life and urbanization.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUrban Sustainability
PublisherSpringer
Pages1-265
Number of pages265
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameUrban Sustainability
VolumePart F3823
ISSN (Print)2731-6483
ISSN (Electronic)2731-6491

Keywords

  • China
  • Cities
  • Regional Development
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Sustainable Development
  • Sustainable Strategies
  • Urban Change
  • Urban Transition
  • Urbanization/Urbanisation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Transportation
  • Urban Studies

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