In China, where rapid urbanisation has been accompanied by the reform of planning
legislation and practice, planning theory has struggled to inform or explain policy and …

This Special Issue aims to present an overview of contemporary planning theory debates in
China. In our Introduction, we pose two key questions. Our first question is 'does “Chinese …

According to China's National Statistical Bureau, China's urbanization rate reached 57.35
per cent in 2016 (China Financial Network 2017), which means that more than half of …

This article reviews the literature on urban planning in China. The literature has traditionally
viewed urban planning in terms of changing styles over time. It was found wanting both …

This new global financial crisis has required us to recognize how closely and deeply
different regions and countries around the world are connected and how they interact with …

The transformation of China from a rural to an urban nation is a demographic and economic
event, but its social and cultural ramifications matter just as much. Over the past two …

322 Planning Theory 12 (3)(2003) has identified three kinds of planning theory, namely not
only theory in planning (theory 1) and theory of planning (theory 2), but also theory about …

This chapter first focuses on the premises of urban planning in China and the contradictions
inherent in planning practice as it has evolved uniquely in the current era of market-oriented …

Cities are centers of economic, social, and political change, and urban planning is a process
responding to and guiding urban change and development. In the Maoist era and under the …

Planning for Growth: Urban and Regional Planning in China provides an overview of the
changes in China's planning system, policy, and practices using concrete examples and …