UrbanizationinChinaOutlineUrbanizationUrbanizationinChina①socialproblems②economicbenefitsUrbanizationGrowthofruralornaturallandintourbanareasPopulationofimmigrationtoanexistingurbanareaSingapore’snewtownsTheexpandingLosAngelesmetropolitanareaMovementFrom13%(220million),190029%(732million),195049%(3.2billion),2005Likelytoriseto60%(4.9billion)by2030UrbanizationratesvarybetweencountriesUrbanizedpopulationbycountry,(2007)UrbanizationinChinaTotalpopulation1.31billion716million(55%)inrural594million(45%)inurbanTheruralpopulationfractionwas64%in2001and74%in1990Annualgrowthratewasestimatedat0.59%(2006)About94%ofpopulationliveson46%oflandAttheendof2007•China’surbanpopulationgrowthishigherthanthatofAsiaaswellastheworld城市化的预备期城市化的发展期城市化的快速发展期城市化成熟期城市化发展一般规律——拉平的“S”型曲线城市化水平China~40%TheUNhasforecastchina’spopulationwillhaveaboutanequalnumberofpeoplestayingintheruralandurbanareasby2015Theworldaverage50%ThedecreasingofruralpopulationIncreasingofurbanpopulationChina’smainfocusofitsindustryandeconomicactivitieshasalsomovedfromtheruraltourbanareasInthelongrun,Chinafacesincreasingurbanization,accordingtopredictions,nearly70%ofpopulationwillliveinurbanareasby2035risinginunemploymenttrafficjamtheexplosionofpopulationhousingshortagerisinginunemploymentThankyou!