ABSTRACT
Previous chapters have introduced the theoretical mechanisms and models of Chinese urbanization and analyzed the courses of urbanization and development since the late 1970s at the provincial and city scales in China. The theoretical perspectives of the scale theory of social-spatial transformation, dual-track urbanization, time-space envelopes and the theory of borderland studies are applied to the Chinese cases. This concluding chapter revisits the key empirical findings and theoretical insights. Prospectus of urbanization, regional development and governance in China is also discussed.
