Challenges facing China's unbalanced urbanization strategy

Cao, Shixiong; Lv, Yuan; Zheng, Heran; Wang, Xin

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.12.004

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“…Examples of such activities include urban expansion, industrialization and economic growth. As rapid urbanization by the Chinese population continues [28,29], a large number of urban agglomerations have emerged. Urban agglomeration is a modern spatial pattern formed by functional connections between cities or metropolitan areas [30].…”

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The Impact of Land Cover Change on Ecosystem Service Values in Urban Agglomerations along the Coast of the Bohai Rim, China

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Local ecosystem services have been significantly affected by land cover changes associated with rapid urbanization in China. Based on the 2000 and 2010 land cover data products with 30-m resolution, we examined the similarities and differences in the impacts of land cover change on ecosystem service values (ESV) at three coastal urban agglomerations in China between 2000 and 2010 (Liaodong Peninsula (LP), Jing-Jin-Ji (JJJ) and Shandong Peninsula (SP)). A rapid evaluation method developed by Xie et al. (2008) was used to derive an ecosystem service value coefficient. The most significant change was an increase in artificial surfaces, due to urban expansion, which mainly occurred on cultivated land. The greatest loss in total ESV (2273 million Chinese Yuan) occurred in SP, due to the large decrease in wetland areas, because this service has the highest estimated coefficient. The second greatest loss in ESV (893 million Yuan) occurred in JJJ, due to the urban expansion of major cities. In contrast, ESV increased (72 million Yuan) in LP. This study demonstrates that urban expansion does not necessarily lead to a net decline in ESV. In conclusion, land use and land cover policymaking should consider the sustainability of ecosystem services in relation to economic growth. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 10366

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“…The consequences of the current unsustainable and unequitable strategy have not only increased the risk to residents of both eastern and western China, but they will also have effects that are felt in other regions of the world (Cao et al 2014). For China to modify the current policy in a way that will decrease its social and environmental risks, it will be necessary to focus on the unique characteristics and needs of western China.…”

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Escaping the resource curse in China

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Many societies face an income gap between rich regions with access to advanced technology and regions that are rich in natural resources but poorer in technology. This ''resource curse'' can lead to a Kuznets trap, in which economic inequalities between the rich and the poor increase during the process of socioeconomic development. This can also lead to depletion of natural resources, environmental degradation, social instability, and declining socioeconomic development. These problems will jeopardize China's achievements if the current path continues to be pursued without intervention by the government to solve the problems. To mitigate the socioeconomic development gap between western and eastern China, the government implemented its Western Development Program in 2000. However, recent data suggest that this program has instead worsened the resource curse. Because each region has its own unique strengths and weaknesses, China must escape the resource curse by accounting for this difference; in western China, this can be done by improving education, promoting high-tech industry, adjusting its economic strategy to balance regional development, and seeking more sustainable approaches to socioeconomic development.

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“…Depending on the paternalism "general transfers" from central government, the western governments have already reduced the financial deficit, yet the self-sufficient ability relying on jurisdictional economic gross growth has not been improved significantly. Consequently, the governments in backward western and middle areas generally have the existing problems including "soft budget constraint" disadvantages (Xiong and Yuan, 2014) [2] (Figure 1). …”

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How the Chinese Fiscal Decentralization Frustrate Its County Economic Development: A Literature Review

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Fiscal decentralization has been considered as one of the essential institutional forces that can improve the quality of public goods and services as well as the allocation efficiency of regional resources in developing countries. However, along with the Chinese economy's "miracle growth" under the background of fiscal decentralization, the county economic development of China has paid the price. Therefore, this research explores how the Chinese county economy has been frustrated by its own fiscal decentralization system in two ways: The transfer payments and the power allocation among the sub-national governments in China. Especially, this paper focuses on the fiscal system under the provincial level.

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Challenges facing China's unbalanced urbanization strategy

Cited by 132 publications

References 14 publications

The Impact of Land Cover Change on Ecosystem Service Values in Urban Agglomerations along the Coast of the Bohai Rim, China

The Impact of Land Cover Change on Ecosystem Service Values in Urban Agglomerations along the Coast of the Bohai Rim, China

Escaping the resource curse in China

How the Chinese Fiscal Decentralization Frustrate Its County Economic Development: A Literature Review

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