Abstract
Urbanization in China is considered an important force for global sustainable development. In particular, China’s urbanization is of great significance to achieve the Millennium Goals of the UN. Hence, an in-depth understanding of China’s urbanization sustainable development process and model of sustainable development is urgently needed. As a result, this study examines the sustainable development of urbanization using China as an example through a survey method. Specifically, sustainable development of urbanization is examined from the following five perspectives: economic development, basic public service quality, ecological environment development, urban–rural heterogeneity, and population urbanization. Differences in the sustainable development quality of different urbanization models and regional urbanization were analyzed. Findings showed that the difference in urbanization quality between different models is not obvious, while the difference in urbanization quality between regions is more obvious. Furthermore, the quality of urbanization development in the eastern region is better than that in the central and western regions, and the level of urbanization development with high administrative levels is superior to regions with low administrative levels.
Highlights
More than 200 experts from different countries and organizations and different professional backgrounds participated in the discussion of the joint report "Chinese Cities: Towards Efficient, Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization" issued by the World Bank and the Development Research Center of the State Council of China in 2014 [1]
From other scholars who evaluated the urbanization level from a macro perspective [29], the present study investigated the urbanization index system from the following five aspects: population urbanization, economic development, ecological environment, urban–rural heterogeneity, and basic public service quality
Based on economic development, basic public service quality, ecological environment development, urban–rural heterogeneity, and population urbanization, urbanization quality is high in the east and low in the west
Summary
More than 200 experts from different countries and organizations and different professional backgrounds participated in the discussion of the joint report "Chinese Cities: Towards Efficient, Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization" issued by the World Bank and the Development Research Center of the State Council of China in 2014 [1]. To reduce poverty and improve the living standards of the poor, using the economic and social benefits of urbanization to study different urbanization models and regional differences is of great significance to improve the quality of urbanization and achieve sustainable global development. The reform and opening-up policy advocated in 1978 has accelerated China’s urbanization process and changed the level of urbanization, which is important for the country’s economic development and poverty reduction goals
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