A common policy on regional sustainable development and particularly rural development is the application of development model for small towns. With the transformation of agriculture and the decline of other primary industries, rapid changes are taking place in the economic and social structure of ...
On urbanization process and spatial expansion in the urban fringe of Beijing:A case study of Daxing District北京城市边缘区城市化过程与空间扩展——以大兴区为例 with large-scale increase in built-up areas in low index sections due to the rapid development of small towns in rural areas.The whole...
China used to be a large agricultural country where solid economic and social connections existed between small towns and their hinterlands, which formed the main body of rural areas in China. However, tremendous social and environmental changes have taken place in rural areas during the past few ...
Spatial patterns of economic activity: the role of small towns in the rural economy and some implications for planning and development policy. Restructuring of the rural economy and society has tended to erode the traditional functions of small towns, implying that settlements no longer have a sym...
Foreign immigration in Spanish Rural Areas and Small Towns: current situation and perspectives The authors are currently coordinating a three-year researchproject on the changing settlement patterns and ways of life of foreign immigrant populations l... MA Ricard,S Miguel - 《Finisterra Revista Portug...
Small towns play an important role in development of surrounding rural areas. Irrespectively of their size and the functional type of the centre, they integrate with their neighbourhood creating local economic zones. However, the integration indices are diversified for individual towns, and in particula...
The research presented makes a comparison between small enterprises in rural areas and broadly similar firms located in towns and cities. Five key themes are identified: formation rates, formation 'types,' problems facing urban-rural firms, performance of urban-rural firms, and policies. Overall, ...
There are indications that traditional areas of economic growth such as manufacturing and the real estate have been weakened. Clearly, it is no longer feasible to rely on megacities, very large cities and big cities to absorb surplus rural population. The smaller cities and towns need to play ...
This movement from rural (乡下的) areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years. In many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, ...