Autorentext
Dr. Li Zi has substantial experience in urbanization in Europe and Asia, especially in China. He is the co-founder of I-Village and the Rural Community Development Group (RCDG), a researcher at the National University of Singapore and a guest researcher at Alibaba's New Rural Institute. He hold PhD (National University of Singapore) and Master (TU Delft) in Urbanism. His research focuses on exploring the new spatial distribution of urbanrural China, taking into account the emergence of online services and e-commerce systems.

Klappentext
This book highlights the new urbanrural relationship that has emerged under the influence of e-commerce in China. In this regard, it presents case studies on the Suichang rural e-commerce model and Alibaba's rural strategy, together with analyses of online service in China. Furthermore, by means of a brief review of the urbanrural relationship throughout China's history, and of academic literature on the study of space, it explains the special logic of urbanization in China. As such, the book makes a valuable contribution to the body of literature on the space of flows and grassrooting, aspects that are essential to appreciating the complexity of the new urbanrural relationship in underdeveloped areas (including developing countries and underdeveloped areas in developed countries) in the ongoing information era.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: From Globalization to China's Urbanization
Chapter 3: A Unique Path: The Evolution of China's Urban-Rural Relationship through History
Chapter 4: Bottom-up Approach with Global Powerhouse: Suichang Model 
Chapter 5: Global Strengthen with Local Practice: Alibaba's Rural Strategy
Chapter 6: Spatial Regeneration of Regional Restructuring
Chapter 7: Reflections: Urban Rural Flows with Online Urbanization
Prospect: From Online Urbanization to Empire Online
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