{"product_id":"9783662494462","title":"Springer Geography: Developmental Paths, Blueprints and Patterns","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringer Geography: Developmental Paths, Blueprints and Patterns\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFang, Chuanglin; Yu, Danlin\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book answers the call for New\nUrbanization, and proposes\na “5+9+6” national\nspatial layout plan for the urbanization\nof the 770 major cities in China. This macro pattern is based on a few\nmajor metropolises at the center, and other cities supporting and benefitting from these\nmetropolises to form a pyramid-like urban hierarchical system. The book also presents a comprehensive\nregionalization plan for China’s New Urbanization and strategic approaches to improving the quality of this\nNew Urbanization.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently, China is aggressively promoting a so-called \u003ci\u003eNew \u003c\/i\u003eUrbanization, which has been regarded as one of the primary\nways to build a moderately prosperous society, to address critical issues\nrelated to agriculture,\nrural regions and farmers, to expand domestic demand and promote industrial innovation, and to realize the China Dream.\nFrom a systematic perspective and using recently released urban data, the\nauthors analyze the current status of New Urbanization in China and also investigate\nthe various potential problems and obstacles to its concrete implementation. Based on the analyses\nand investigations, the authors propose strategic directions, paths and basic\nprinciples for China’s New Urbanization. In addition, they clearly identify the three different\nmodes of New Urbanization, namely, the general mode, differentiated mode, and gradual mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, many scholars argue that China’s urban regions are\nexperiencing a highly unsustainable mode of development. Chinese cities are\nheavily burdened by the\nso-called “urban diseases,”\nwhich are characterized e.g.\nby congested traffic, polluted water and air, and a lack of open and green spaces. Traditional\nurbanization, which primarily focuses\non economic development, must\nbe fundamentally reformed. New Urbanization, which focuses on integrated economic development,\nsocial integration and space\/environmental sustainability, or simply put, on the quality of\nurbanization, has been called for to provide a potential “cure” for these urban diseases. Due to the vastness of China’s\npopulation and its rapidly growing economic, political and cultural relationships\nwith the rest of the world,\nthe book demonstrates that\nthe success of this New Urbanization is critical not only to the future of urban China,\nbut also the future of urbanization worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nThe\nbook offers a valuable reference\nwork for all researchers, graduate student and policy makers interested\nin China’s urban development. \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-03-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783662494462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-662-49448-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 329\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44807025623180,"sku":"9783662494462","price":116.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783662494462.jpg?v=1775792202","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783662494462","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}