This book studies China's urbanization with the theory of production of space. The authors redefine the production of space and build a new theoretical framework for understanding the evolving relations between urbanization and spatial production. Since the reform and opening-up, especially in the last twenty years, the logic of spatial production has dominated China's urbanization. The authors choose the most representative cases, such as the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration, Jiangsu Province, National High-tech Industrial Development Zone, New Urban District, State-Level New Area, University Town, and some villages, to conduct a series of empirical studies on production of space at the macro-, meso-, and micro-scales. Through an in-depth analysis of the interaction between social spaces and urbanization influenced by power, capital, and class, the book reveals that the essence of China's urbanization is dominated by the logic of spatial production. The authors finally proposethat an important shift toward humanism should be made in the future development of China's new-type urbanization, emphasizing more even and adequate development between different regions and between urban and rural areas, which also provides new ideas for the theory and practice of urbanization worldwide. This book can be read and referenced by researchers in the fields of urban and regional studies, geography, sociology, urban and rural planning, management, etc. It can also be used as a teaching reference book for teachers, researchers, and students of scientific research institutions in related fields.

Reconstructs the theory of spatial production, which provides a comprehensive explanation of China's rapid urbanization Helps readers understand the development of China's urbanization from unique and critical perspectives Covers the theory of production of space which is used to explain the development of multiscale of China

Autorentext

Dr. Chao Ye is currently a Professor at East China Normal UniversityandDistinguished Professor atNorthwest Normal University. Chao is the chief expert of Major Project of National Social Sciences Fund of China (No.19ZDA086), and a member of theNational Expert Committee on Grassroots Power Construction and Community Governance, Academic Committee of Geographical Society of China (GSC), Agricultural Geography and Rural Development Committee, Cultural Geography Committee, and the Social Geography Committee of Chinese Sociological Association in China.He is mainly engaged in urbanization and rural-urban governance, geographical thought and methodology,and cultural geography and sustainability science. Chaohas been honored the title of Young Chang Jiang Scholar by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the National Youth Geographic Science and Technology Award by GSC. So far, Chao has published over 100 papers in suchjournals asNature, Science Bulletin, Habitat International, Journal of Rural Studies, Land Use Policy, and Acta Geographica Sinica, and two other books in Chinese, titled The Theory and History on China's Rural-urban Relationship (2014) and Between Time and Space (2021).

Klappentext

This book studies Chinäs urbanization with the theory of production of space. The authors redefine the production of space and build a new theoretical framework for understanding the evolving relations between urbanization and spatial production. Since the reform and opening-up, especially in the last twenty years, the logic of spatial production has dominated Chinäs urbanization. The authors choose the most representative cases, such as the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration, Jiangsu Province, National High-tech Industrial Development Zone, New Urban District, State-Level New Area, University Town, and some villages, to conduct a series of empirical studies on production of space at the macro-, meso-, and micro-scales. Through an in-depth analysis of the interaction between social spaces and urbanization influenced by power, capital, and class, the book reveals that the essence of Chinäs urbanization is dominated by the logic of spatial production. The authors finally proposethat an important shift toward humanism should be made in the future development of Chinäs new-type urbanization, emphasizing more even and adequate development between different regions and between urban and rural areas, which also provides new ideas for the theory and practice of urbanization worldwide. This book can be read and referenced by researchers in the fields of urban and regional studies, geography, sociology, urban and rural planning, management, etc. It can also be used as a teaching reference book for teachers, researchers, and students of scientific research institutions in related fields.

Inhalt

Urbanization and the production of space.- Spatial Production and Governance of Urban Agglomeration in China.- Production of space in the middle-scale region in China.- Spatial production and spatial dialectic of New Urban Districts in China.- Disorder or Reorder? The Spatial Production of State-Level New Areas in China. Spatial production of National High-Tech Industrial Development Zones in China.- Multi-scalar separations: The production of space of towns in China.