In this report, we use data from China’s 2010 census to examine China’s urbanization and migration patterns from an international perspective. First, we present an overview of the historical use of ...

During China’s recent Central Economic Working Conference (CEWC), the Politburo Standing Committee announced China’s six major economic tasks for 2014. One item not on the list nevertheless stands to ...

Africa's population is largely rural. But now the continent is driving urbanization: The expansion of cities in the coming decades will experience a similar dynamic to Asia. This is only partly due to ...

When it comes to cities and urbanization, it is generally thought that bigger is better. But a pair of recent studies suggests that although industrialized nations may have benefited from larger ...

China will advance its people-centered new urbanization through concrete measures, according to a five-year action plan unveiled on Wednesday by the State Council, China's Cabinet. The country plans ...

Thiphaporn Tongkham, a Thai street vendor, is a vital part of the Bangkok neighbourhood where she sells affordable, home-cooked food.(Credit: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Reportage) This is your first ...

Editor's note: The following piece on China's urbanization was written by Ming Xiaodong, official of the National Development and Reform Commission, and former minister-counsellor of the Chinese ...

Thank you very much Vice Minister Liu Shijin for this very kind introduction. I am glad to join you and Chairman Xu Shaoshi today to discuss this very important topic. Let me start by stepping back ...

China's urbanization rate has risen from less than 20 percent at the beginning of the reform and opening-up policies in the 1980s to reach 63.89 percent in 2020. Regarding the narrowing gap relative ...

Widely accepted myths that urbanization negatively impacts food and land use biodiversity are incorrect, according to a team of researchers who developed a framework for evaluating this intersection.