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 great importance for the public, business and policymakers. China s urban and regional transformations provide incentives for spatial agglomeration and will shift the growth of activities within and...