This chapter reviews current thinking about environment-development issues in the
transitional zones between distinctly urban and unambiguously rural areas, known variously …

Urban road transport disruptions caused by urban floods have become severe in the
Chinese megacities due to climate change and urbanisation. Urban road planning, design …

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 …

Public participation has been widely playing a very critical role in facilitating urban
regeneration. However, the public frequently lacks a channel to participate in urban …

Informal housing and industrial developments in the so‐called urban villages have been key
features of the recent Chinese urbanization. In this article we will examine the development …

This study examines the relationship between urban land development and municipal
finance in a Chinese regional economy undergoing rapid urbanization. Drawing upon …

In the first systematic documentation of the pattern and processes of land development
taking place in China in the last two decades George CS Lin advocates a fresh and …

The concept of informality has often been misunderstood. Its, especially, urban character is
rarely appreciated. With respect to urban development, it was once thought to distinguish the …

A team of Beijing-based urban planning specialists is joined by a noted American
geographer to present the results and analyze their 2008 survey of migrant settlements in …

The continuing expansion of construction land at the cost of agricultural lands and natural
resources has elicited considerable concern among scholars and policy makers. Habitat III …