New Urbanization and Industrialization Paths - Ecological City Construction and Industrial Transformation (Contemporary China Middle and Young Economists Series)

Author: Guo Pibin
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Urbanization and industrialization are hot topics in the study of China's economic and social development. The purpose of this book is to explore the mutual influence and transformation methods between the goal model of sustainable cities—eco-cities—and the new industrial revolution—industrial transformation. The book is divided into two parts: the theoretical section and the practical section.
The theoretical section applies complex system theory and modeling methods. By establishing a composite system structure model, a factor decomposition model, and a correlation model of the "resource—industry—environment" complex system for eco-cities, it studies the coupling relationship and management methods between eco-city construction and industrial transformation. It also uses the self-organization theory and models of systems science to analyze the driving mechanisms of urbanization and the evolutionary mechanisms of eco-city construction and industrial transformation. The theoretical section concludes that: eco-cities are the goal model of China's urbanization, and industrial transformation is an inevitable choice for China's industrialization; eco-city construction and industrial transformation have a mutually promoting influence; the methods for industrial transformation include clean production, the construction of ecological industrial parks, and the development of a circular society based on the coupling of production and consumption systems.
The practical section takes Shanxi as an example, focusing on analyzing the relationship between urbanization and industrial development in Shanxi. It proposes model selection, investment mechanism selection, strategic choices, as well as strategies and approaches for eco-city construction. It argues that Shanxi should not only vigorously promote urbanization but also pay special attention to eco-city construction based on the current realities of Shanxi, in order to restore the living environment and improve people's quality of life. In the process of advancing eco-city construction, the path for industrialization lies in industrial restructuring and industrial transformation.