Shrinking Cities in China: The Other Facet of Urbanization (The Urban Book Series)

This book offers an essential introduction to the phenomenon of shrinking cities in China, highlighting several case studies, qualitative and quantitative methods, and planning responses. As an emerging topic in urbanizing China, cities experiencing population loss have begun attracting increasing attention. All chapters of the book were contributed by leading researchers on the subject in China. Richly illustrated with photographs for a better visual understanding of the topic, the book will benefit a broad readership, ranging from researchers and students of urban planning, urban geography, urban economics, urban sociology and urban design, to practitioners in the areas of urban planning and design. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Shrinking Cities in China: The Overall Profile and Paradox in Planning (Ying Long, Shuqi Gao)....Pages 3-21 Front Matter ....Pages 23-23 A Multi-scaled Analysis of the Shrinking Population in a Region with Out-Migration: A Case Study of Hunan Province (Kai Zhou, Yan Yan, Fangfang Qian)....Pages 25-41 Urban Shrinkage in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and Yangtze River Delta: Pattern, Trajectory and Factors (Kang Wu)....Pages 43-61 Research on the Spatial Distribution and Influencing Factors of Shrinking Cities in Jilin Province (Yongjian He, Lin Yang)....Pages 63-81 Space-Time Analysis and Factors Attribution of Urban Shrinkage in Northeast China (Jiahui Fan)....Pages 83-101 Recognition, Analysis, and Corresponding Strategies for Shrinking Cities in Northeast China (Shuqi Gao, Ying Long)....Pages 103-121 Front Matter ....Pages 123-123 Shrinking Cities’ Depopulation Process and Spatial Pattern: A Transnational Comparison Between Yichun, Heilongjiang, China, and Youngstown Metropolitan Area, US (Shuqi Gao)....Pages 125-140 Analysis of the Variation in Quality of Street Space in Shrinking Cities Based on Dynamic Street View Picture Recognition: A Case Study of Qiqihar (Zhi Li, Ying Long)....Pages 141-155 Measuring Growth and Shrinkage in a Rapidly Urbanized Area: The Case of Dongguan (Xun Li, Zhiwei Du)....Pages 157-169 Front Matter ....Pages 171-171 Freezing Land (Ronghui Chen)....Pages 173-189 Urban Shrinkage in China: A Look at Three Northeast China Cities (Yun Wang)....Pages 191-211 While We Are Talking About Urban Expansion and Economy Growth of China, Have You Ever Noticed the Phenomenon of Shrinking Cities? (Ying Long)....Pages 213-240 Learning About Northeast China from the Close-up View of Shiling Town (Ying Long)....Pages 241-256