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China Small and Medium Towns Overview

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-15T16:59:29Z
dc.date.available2013-03-15T16:59:29Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.description.abstractGross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate substantially exceeded China's population growth, which averaged 1.4 percent annually between 1978 and 2009, and real GDP per capita accordingly grew at 8.6 percent annually during this period. China's urban population resides primarily in city districts (shiqu) and town districts (zhenqu), which constitute the urban core of larger administrative units called cities (shi) and respectively towns (zhen). Cities and towns in China are expansive regions, with administrative territories much larger than in the rest of the world (Chan 2007). Cities are conceptually equivalent to counties in the U.S. and thus the whole of China's territory is basically covered by 287 prefecture and provincial level municipalities, which within their area include 654 city districts - the cities proper in the conventional sense of this word - and 19,322 towns. Each town in turn includes a town district - an urban core that occupies a fraction of the town's area but accounts for most of the town's urban population. While cities and towns as a whole overlap in their administrative boundaries, with multiple towns nested within each city, city districts and town districts are disjoint structures, being urban embryos within the administrative boundaries of territorially larger cities and towns. The main purpose of this study is to examine the development and features of town districts (zhenqu) - the urbanized core of China's towns.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16432410/china-small-medium-towns-overview
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/12777
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12777
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKET
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLAND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DATA
dc.subjectPOPULATION INCREASES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL DATA
dc.subjectTOTAL POPULATION
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectTOWNSHIP GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectTOWNSHIPS
dc.subjectURBAN
dc.subjectURBAN AREA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectURBAN CORE
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN SERVICES
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.titleChina Small and Medium Towns Overviewen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2012-06-26
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:42:32.901515Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Country Infrastructure Framework
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16432410/china-small-medium-towns-overview
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid212671468219308722
okr.guid652091468219309036
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20120627010450
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16432410
okr.identifier.report70495
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection :: Water supply
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Sub-national government administration
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeRural development :: Rural services and infrastructure
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Pollution management and environmental health
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Participation and civic engagement
okr.themeHuman development
okr.topicNational Urban Development Policies and Strategies
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Housing and Land Settlements
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Indicators
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Applications
okr.topicHealth
okr.topicNutrition and Population
okr.topicUrban Development
okr.unitChina & Mongolia Sustainable Dev (EASCS)
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