City size distributions in China 1949 to 2010 and the impacts of government policies

Zhou, Shangyi; Dai, Juncheng; Bu, Jian-Hua

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2013.04.011

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“…To further understand the regional variations of the relationship between land finance and the provision of public green spaces, all cities are sub-grouped into three different regions (e.g., easterncoastal, central, and western) according to the demarcation adopted in the national economic development plans, which lie along a decreasing gradient of the pace of urbanization, economic growth, and urban expansion from the eastern to western cities (Cao et al, 2014;Li, Wei, Liao, & Huang, 2015;Lin, 2002;Xu & Min, 2013;Zhou, Dai, & Bu, 2013). Table 3 presents the panel data regression results.…”

Section: Regional Variations Between Eastern-coastal Central and Wementioning

confidence: 99%

Producing nature for public: Land-based urbanization and provision of public green spaces in China

Chen

2015

Applied Geography

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Section: Regional Variations Between Eastern-coastal Central and Wementioning

confidence: 99%

Producing nature for public: Land-based urbanization and provision of public green spaces in China

Chen

2015

Applied Geography

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“…In China, the "national prejudice" of resource allocation and the administrative level dominate the process of urbanization [76]. High-level cities are more likely to attract central government and foreign investment [77], but medium-sized cities and small cities in backward areas are difficult to attract capital and talent flow because of their weak financial capacity and poor public facilities [78]. Therefore, practical application includes three aspects: (1) to strengthen the agglomeration effect; (2) to promote diversified development models at different scales; and (3) to accelerate resource coordination and sharing.…”

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A Road to Sustainable Development of Chinese Cities: A Perception of Improving Urban Management Efficiency Based on Two-Level Production Factors

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Chu

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Abstract:It is an inevitable requirement of regional governance and sustainable development to improve urban management efficiency (UME). Different from the previous studies, this paper gives it a new meaning based on the production factors theories. Then the paper analyzes the response of UME to the primary production factors (PPFs) characterized by the traditional production factors theory (land, labor, and capital), and the expanded production factors (EPFs) reflected by the modern production factors theory (energy and ecology). By analyzing UME in China's 334 cities on global and local scales, this paper found four characteristics of UME: (1) the striking spatial differences; (2) the strong correlation between management models; (3) the evident development emphasis; and (4) the weak matching linkage. Finally, we put forward the countermeasures of spatial governance, including strengthening the agglomeration effect, promoting diversified development models on different scales, and accelerating resource coordination and sharing.

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“…α and 1´α are the output elasticities of capital and labor, respectively. C is the productivity level, g is the growth rate of productivity, T is the time effect, and T 1 and T 2 are the city size benefits where the portion in the function that is related to city size is T 1 lnU + T 2 (lnU) 2 . Zheng proposed that city size and urban benefits should be a cubic function curve [31]:…”

Section: Regression Model Of City Size and Urban Economic Benefitsmentioning

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“…During this period, approximately 500 million people moved from rural areas to cities, and the number of big cities with populations of more than 1 million increased from 15 to more than 100. This rapid urbanization has been largely driven by China's urbanization policies [2]. Thus, China's urbanization policies, particularly policies regarding city size, have begun attracting the attention of politicians and academics.…”

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Studies of the Relationship between City Size and Urban Benefits in China Based on a Panel Data Model

2016

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Policy regarding the size of cities is an important component of China's urban policy prescription. We used a curvilinear regression model in this study to identify the optimal function and conducted curve panel data regression analysis on the panel data of the benefits of the economy, ecosystem services, and city size in China. In doing so, we obtained the regression relationship between city size and the benefits of the economy, environment, and resources of a city. Our main findings are as follows: (1) city size is not the most important factor determining a city's benefits. However, there is a significant difference in the average city benefit between cities of various sizes; (2) city per capita GDP increase exhibited an inverted-N-shaped relationship with increasing city size, initially decreasing but subsequently increasing. The city size corresponding to the maximum value was usually higher than or close to the actual city size. Thus, it can be concluded that when a city's population is more than 1 million, its per capita output increases; (3) a city's resource services benefits all exhibited the trend of improving with increasing city size. This trend was particularly pronounced among cities with a population of less than 1 million; and (4) a city's environmental services benefits exhibited an inverted-U-shaped relationship with city size, initially increasing but subsequently decreasing.

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City size distributions in China 1949 to 2010 and the impacts of government policies

Cited by 32 publications

References 19 publications

Producing nature for public: Land-based urbanization and provision of public green spaces in China

Producing nature for public: Land-based urbanization and provision of public green spaces in China

A Road to Sustainable Development of Chinese Cities: A Perception of Improving Urban Management Efficiency Based on Two-Level Production Factors

Studies of the Relationship between City Size and Urban Benefits in China Based on a Panel Data Model

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