若何看待我国的城市化气象(国外英语资料).doc

如何看待我国的城市化现象(国外英语资料) How to look at the phenomenon of urbanization in China December 2006 08, 09:04:33 source: Peoples daily The so-called urbanization, in laymans terms, refers to the rapid concentration of population in the city phenomenon. From the experience of countries all over the world, urbanization is the result of industrialization. Industrialization requires the rapid concentration of labor in certain areas of the economy, which generates agglomeration benefits and benefits from intensive operations. The city can not only provide a place for intensive management, but also create new markets, new lifestyles and new employment needs. Since the beginning of the new century, the urbanization speed of our country has obviously accelerated. By 2010, Chinas urban household registration population will rise to about 50%, that is, the urban and rural population of household registration is flat, each half. This is an unprecedented event in Chinas 5000 year history of civilization. Therefore, it is necessary to take a scientific look at and analyze the phenomenon of urbanization in china. The characteristics of urbanization in China The process of urbanization in developed countries can be roughly divided into two successive stages. The first stage is characterized by centralization. From the beginning of the industrial revolution to around 1950s, the population continued to be concentrated on a large scale, the number of cities continued to increase and the scale of the population continued to expand. The second stage is characterized by decentralization. After 1960s, the suburbanization of western developed countries and the suburbanization of supermarkets appeared in the urbanization of the western developed countries, that is, a large number of residents moved from the central areas of cities to the suburbs of cities. At this stage, the population growth in the urban central areas stagnated, and the satellite urban residential areas developed rapidly. Of cours