Search for dissertations about: "urban China"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the words urban China.

  2. 1. Urban-Rural Relations in China : A Study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Metropolitan Region

    Author : Yuheng Li; Hans Westlund; Göran Cars; Johan Klaesson; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Urban-rural linkages; Urban bias; Urban-rural interface; Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Metropolitan Region; China; Human geography; economic geography; Kulturgeografi; ekonomisk geografi;

    Abstract : Over three decades of rapid economic growth in China, beginning in 1978, has been accompanied by ever-enlarging urban-rural inequalities in terms of the various aspects of income, welfare, infrastructure, medical treatment, and education (amongst others). These two parts – the urban and the rural - have long been treated separately, without much consideration being given to their mutual linkages (relations). READ MORE

  4. 2. Crossing the river by feeling the stones : Approaches to Sustainable Urban Development in China

    Author : Hongling Liu; Björn Frostell; Dick Urban Vestbro; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : China already has the highest numbe of,and largest cities in its history. According to recent statistics, Chinese cities were home to 52.6% of China’s total population at the end of 2012. READ MORE

  5. 3. Urban Housing Markets in China

    Author : Yongzhou Hou; Björn Hårsman; Hans Lind; Viggo Nordvik; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; housing; urban China; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on problems of prices and risks in the housing markets of urban China. What drives the dynamics of housing prices across regions is not only of great interest for academic researchers but also of first importance for policy makers. READ MORE

  6. 4. Rapid Urbanization : An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Urban Transition in Developing Countries

    Author : Kyle Farrell; Hans Westlund; Tigran Haas; Peter Nijkamp; Kingsley Haynes; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban transition; rapid urbanization; rapid urban growth; components of urban growth; economic development; developing countries; national urban systems; China; Nigeria; India; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the challenges posed by the contemporary urban narrative in developing countries. It is premised on the notion of the urban transition, which posits that as a country develops it undergoes a transformation from a predominantly rural society to a predominantly urban one. READ MORE

  7. 5. Intervention for Childhood Obesity in Beijing, China

    Author : Jiang Jingxiong; Urban Rosenqvist; Zongyi Ding; Ted Greiner; Claude Marcus; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Public health; Obesity; intervention; childhood; behavior modification; risk factors; family influence; Folkhälsomedicin;

    Abstract : Childhood obesity appears to be increasing throughout the world. China has joined the global epidemic. Childhood obesity is not only a chronic disease which is associated with lifestyle, but also a public health problem in children. Obesity intervention should become a public health priority in China. READ MORE