Download or read book Urban Development in Asia: Pathways, Opportunities and Challenges written by Qian Zhang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to present implications for China’s urban development through international comparison of urbanization process from the perspective of spatio-temporal pattern, driving factors, rural-urban interactions, development trends and economic-ecological-social synergic development. Followed the research hotspot of the international urban studies, this book identifies challenges and opportunities in the process of urban development through analyzing and comparing urbanization pathways of several Asian countries as for representatives. It provides both decision support for China’s urban development and management, and scientific support for the sustainable urban development in Asian countries.