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Author Wu, Wen-jie

Title Economics of Planning Policies in China : Infrastructure, Location and Cities
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (253 pages)
Series Regions and Cities
Regions and cities.
Contents Economics of Planning Policies in China- Front Cover; Economics of Planning Policies in China; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword I by Professor Paul Cheshire; References; Foreword II by Professor Siqi Zheng; Acknowledgements; PART I: Overview; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Fundamentals of China's planning policies; Introduction; Spatial disparities: institutional contexts, theories and strategies; Basic building blocks of China's planning policies; Transitions of planning policy philosophy; Main content of planning policy
ConclusionReferences; PART II: Spatial evolution of planning policies in China; Chapter 3: Planning for spatial development in the post-war era; Introduction; Planning for growth: the power of centralized institutional forces (1953-1980); Planning for uneven regional development (1980-1990); Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Planning for transformation: spatial economic prosperity and disparity; Introduction; Role that market-orientated planning system plays spatially (1991-2000); Spatial economic implications of contemporary planning policies (2001-2014); Conclusion; Notes
ConclusionNotes; References; Chapter 7: Geographical evolution of railway network development; Introduction; China's railway speed-up and HSR development; Implications of railway speed-ups on regional development; Implications for local accessibility; Conclusion; Note; References; Chapter 8: Market reform, land development and urban vibrancy; Introduction; Economic implications of land and housing marketization; Urban vibrancy pattern in a modern-day Chinese city; Mechanisms; Conclusion; Notes; References; PART IV: Conclusions; Chapter 9: Concluding remarks
Transformation of Chinese cities in politically biased urban hierarchiesPlanning for spatial agglomeration; Planning for infrastructure development; Planning for city vibrancy; Planning for reshaping the economic geography; References; Index
Bibliography ReferencesChapter 5: Planning for urban and regional agglomeration; Introduction; Economic consequences of locational planning policies; Planning policy and spatial economic agglomeration; Geography of urban agglomeration belts; Conclusion; Notes; References; PART III: Planning implications: infrastructure, location and cities; Chapter 6: Dynamics of urban networks: evidence from airport infrastructure expansion; Introduction; China's airport development; Airports and urban networks; Methods, data and implementation; Evolution of China's airport city networks; Implications of this study
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