Urbanization in Japan, South Korea, and China

Policy and Reality

Bibliographic Data

ID23575982
AuthorsChengri Ding (School of Architecture, Planning, and Presenvation, University of Maryland), Xingshuo Zhao (Urban and Regional Planning, University of Maryland)
Year2012
Pages906-931
Publication date2012-09-18
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueThe Oxford handbook of urban economics and planning (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195380620.013.0040
OpenAlexW287326622
ISBN9780195380620
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

This article examines urbanization in Japan, South Korea, and mainland China (China), which share similar features of urbanization. It describes urbanization and urban growth, examines urbanization patterns, and looks at the extent to which are they linked to economic growth during rapid urbanization periods. Japan and South Korea experienced rapid urbanization in the second half of the twentieth century while China is currently in the era of rapid urbanization. Following this, the article presents policy and planning efforts in managing urbanization and urban growth, looking into the kinds of policy instruments introduced to manage urbanization at national and local levels. Finally, it deals with the assessment of these policy and planning efforts to appraise their effectiveness and draw out lessons learnt from them.

China · China mainland · Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Mainland China · Political science · Urbanization · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urbanization and City Planning

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