ON URBAN SPATIAL STRUCTURE IN CHINA...
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ON URBAN SPATIAL STRUCTURE IN CHINA: AN INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION PERSPECTIVE
 

 

【Author】 YIN Jie1, ZHANG Jing-xiang1, LUO Xiao-long2 (1.Department of Urban and Resources Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093,China; 2. Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

 

【Abstract】China has also undergone dramatic and similar transitions since the late 1970s. Because of similarities existing in Chinese transition and its western counterparts, we can borrow and apply western theories to Chinese contexts. This study investigates the context of Chinese transition, namely, decentralization, marketization, and globalization, which are important for our understanding of urban restructuring in China. The impacts of these triple processes on urban restructuring are also explored. Finally, institutionally speaking, we put forward three important research areas that need further investigation. First, the changing role of local state is considerably impacting on urban spatial restructuring. Second, the relationship between social restructuring and urban spatial restructuring is becoming a hot debate in China. Due to the rising of market force and civil society, the role of local state in urban development is shifting from government of governance and the actors in building environment is diversified. Some new problems, such as urban poverty, residential polarization, are emerging. Therefore, theories developed in industrialized countries, such as urban regime theory, should been applied in Chinese cities in order to enhance our understanding of Chinese cities. Finally, economic restructuring is one of the most important factors underlying urban transition in China. These new changes of course will bring about challenges for our future inquires. Therefore, the impact of economic restructuring on urban structure is an important aspect of Chinese urban spatial studies. 

——《Human Geography》（03），2005