Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures and tables......Page 10
List of contributors......Page 13
Preface......Page 15
Basic information......Page 19
Chronology: from Opium War to Deng Xiaoping......Page 22
Introduction: a basic guide to developments from 1949 to 1989......Page 26
Regions: spatial inequality and regional policy......Page 53
History: historical perspectives on the current geography of China......Page 86
Environment: understanding and transforming the physical environment......Page 105
People: demographic patterns and policies......Page 127
Rural China: old problems and new solutions......Page 158
Industry, energy and transport: problems and policies......Page 193
Urbanisation: processes, policies and patterns......Page 228
Foreign investment and trade: impact on spatial structure of the economy......Page 249
The environmental impact of economic development: problems and policies......Page 274
Defining and defending the Chinese state: geopolitical perspectives......Page 291
Postscript......Page 316
Index......Page 332
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