Economics of Planning Policies in China looks at the role that the institutional characteristics of the Chinese planning system and market mechanisms play in transforming and shaping the infrastructure, location, and cities with the potential for spatial disparity and inclusive growth. The planning and geographical pers

List of figures List of tables Foreword I by Professor Paul Cheshire Foreword II by Professor Siqi Zheng Acknowledgements PART I Overview 1 Introduction 2 Fundamentals of China’s planning policies PART II Spatial evolution of planning policies in China 3 Planning for spatial development in the post-war era 4 Planning for transformation: spatial economic prosperity and disparity 5 Planning for urban and regional agglomeration PART III Planning implications: infrastructure, location and cities 6 Dynamics of urban networks: evidence from airport infrastructure expansion 7 Geographical evolution of railway network development 8 Market reform, land development and urban vibrancy PART IV Conclusions 9 Concluding remarks Index

‘Economics of Planning Policies in China analyses the evolution of the planning system, and how urban and regional planning policies intervene and interact with patterns of cities, locational layout and transport infrastructure in China. Understanding these planning implications is a prerequisite for informing policymakers about how to improve urban agglomerations and vibrancy, build regeneration policies to declining areas, and coordinate spatial development in the long run.’ — Professor Wenzhong Zhang, Deputy Director of Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Chinese Academy of Sciences ‘The success of a modern economy is fundamentally about the success of its cities, and the success of cities depends on their internal organisation and the infrastructure that connects them. This research book provides fascinating insights into the way that spatial planning in transport infrastructure and land use and its interaction with the market has helped shape the geography of development in China over recent decades. The book not only contains a wealth of information about the policy background in China, but delivers a wide range of lessons that are useful for anyone studying the role of planning in economic development and the evolution of cities globally.’ — Professor Stephen Gibbons, Director of Spatial Economics Research Center, London School of Economics and Political Science