Mega-City Region Development in China

ISBN-13: 9780367639808 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 356 str.

Anthony G. O. Yeh; George C. S. Lin; Fiona F. Yang

Opis

This book sheds light on the mega-city region development in China as a new form of urbanization which plays a crucial role in the economic development of the country. It examines the challenges faced by the mega-city regions and opens up avenues for debates and further research.

Spis treści

Part 1: Overview of Mega-City Regions in China 1. Introduction and Overview: Emerging Mega-City Regions in China 2. A Review of Urban Agglomeration and China’s Urbanization Strategy 3. Development and Competitiveness of China’s Mega-City Regions 4. Status, Strategy and Development Path of China’s Urban Agglomerations Part 2: Issues and Challenges of Mega-City Region Development in China 5. Producer Service Linkages That Underlie China’s Emerging Mega-City Regions: The Case of the Pearl River Delta 6. Mega-Events and the Transformation of Mega-City Regions in China 7. Analysis of Urban Competitiveness and Migration: The Case of the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta Regions 8. Inter-City Transit Supply in China: A Review of the Status of Practice 9. Reproduction of Space in the City Center of Mega-City Regions: Bottom-Up Institutional Reforms, Profit Redistribution, and Urban Redevelopment in Guangzhou 10. Urbanization and Its Environmental Effects in Six Emerging Mega-City Regions, China 11. Environmental Challenges in Chinese Mega-City Regions: Focusing on Air Quality Management 12. Governing Mega-City Regions in China: One Region, Many Systems Part 3: Case Studies of Mega-City Regions in China 13. The Planning of Spatial Restructuring of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Mega-City Region 14. The Making of Mega-City Region as a State Project: A Case of Wuhan City Region, Central China 15. Examining the Future Development of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area from the Perspective of Mega-City Region