China has progressed dramatically since 1978 when the country
started its economic reforms and opened up to the world economy. It
took only three decades for China to develop from a closed,
centrally planned economy with little sea-borne trade into the
world's second largest economy with the largest container shipment
volume in the world. The major coastal cities have been gateways
linking China with the world and have experienced rapid
urbanization and port growth. How has such port growth been speeded
up and realized under strong state control and intervention? How
have ports and their cities affected each other? What lessons can
China's port-cities learn from other countries, regions and cities?
What will be the next stage of port-city interplays in China in
this globalizing era? Answering these questions from a geographical
perspective, James Wang looks into four sets of port-city relations
in China: Economic and functional relations between port and city;
port-city spatial relations; external network relations of cities
through ports; and port-city governance. These relations formulate
a conceptual framework which is used to interpret port-city
interplays in individual ports and cities but also in multi-port
regions such as the Pearl River Delta. Based on the author's own
research and investigations into more than 25 port cities in China
over the past 18 years, this book provides vivid stories about
China and challenge existing theories on port development.
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