SMART GROWTH AND URBANIZATION IN CHINA CAN AN AMERICAN TONIC TREAT THE GROWING PAINS OF ASIA
Over the next several decades, counties in Asia will undergo a transformation of settlement patterns unlike any the world has ever seen. The rate of urbanization in China, in particular, will rise from just over 30 percent to over 60 percent over the next three decades. The pace of change alone will raise the question of whether Chinese cities are growing smart. Smart growth, however, is a movement born in the United States and designed primarily to address North American development problems-I.e., the problem of urban sprawl. This raises the question: are the principles of smart growth applicable to the urbanization problems of Asia, where sprawl if it exists is quite different from sprawl in the United States. This paper begins with a review of urbanization trends in China and an overview of the North American principles of smart growth. Then, based on illustrations of urban development patterns and stories of urban development processes, it addresses which, if any, of those principles are pertinent to China. Although the challenges facing urban planners and policy makers in the United States and China differ a great deal, the paper concludes, the principles of smart growth are indeed quite pertinent and useful for guiding urban policy in China.
GERRIT-JAN KNAAP
National Center for Smart Growth, University of Maryland College Park, Maryland, USA
国际会议
广州
英文
23-30
2006-12-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）