Regional Analysis and Planning

Author: Cui Gonghao
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Publish Date: 2003-06-05
Features: This book is a research outcome of the "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum System in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century" by the Ministry of Education. It is a textbook for the 21st century curriculum and a "Nineth Five-Year Plan" textbook for geography in science disciplines by the Ministry of Education. It is also a public core curriculum textbook for geography majors in colleges and universities across the country. The book systematically elaborates on the basic content, theories, and methods of regional planning. It is divided into two main parts. The first part focuses on regional analysis. After introducing the concept of a region and clarifying the relationship between regional development, regional research, and regional planning, it emphasizes a systematic analysis of the prerequisites and foundations for regional planning, including the natural environment, population and labor, technology and social conditions of regional development, the economic level, stage, and structure of regional economic development, regional spatial structure, and regional links and division of labor. It also introduces quantitative analysis of regional economics. The second part centers on regional planning, explaining the concept, types, and procedural methods of regional planning, reviewing the development history of regional planning in China and abroad, introducing major theories of regional development, exploring regional development strategies, and providing detailed elaboration on various aspects of regional planning, including industrial development and layout, land use, regional infrastructure, urban systems, and the environment.