GEOG3006 notes
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Content list is included
Only limited contents are highlighted/ underlined/ bold/ stressed in varied wa
No Chinese character(s) included
Reading list
Dunford, M. and Liu, W. (2015) The Geographical Transformation of China.
London and New York: Routledge.
Tuan, Y-F. (2008) Historical Geography of China. Aldine Transaction.
Veeck, G., Pannell, C., Smith, C. J. and Huang, Y. (2016) China’s Geography
Globalization and the Dynamics of Political, Economic, and Social Change.
Second Edition. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Wong, D. et al. (2018) China: A Geographical Perspective. New York: The
Guilford Press.
Lecture 1 - Intro
Lecture 2 - Administrative and governance
CCP organizational systems
Lecture 3 - Population
Timeline
Population distribution
One child policy since 1979
Population decline
Aging Population
Lecture 4 - transforming economy
Before 1978, Mao Zedong
Since 1978, Deng Xiaoping
Reforms and opening up policies in 1978
One belt one road in 2013
Lecture 5 - Regional development and disparities in China
Political leaderships
Regional development - Five Year Plan (FYP)
Regional disparities
GEOG3006 notes 1
, Lecture 6 - transformation of world factory
Industrial development strategy
Made in China 2025
Lecture 7 - Urban development and city clusters
Evolution of urbanization and metropolitan regions in China
City clusters
From PRD to GBA
Lecture 8 - Guest lecture
Lecture 9 - Jing-Jin-Ji
Lecture 10 - Development of Yangtze River Delta
Sunan Model
Kunshan Model
Pearl River Delta VS Yangtze River Delta
Shanghai Free-trade Area
Lecture 11 - Transportation and mobile delivery in China
Transport
mobile delivery
Lecture 12 - Environment issues
Physical environment
Environment issues induced by rapid economic development
Exam remarks
Lecture 1 - Intro
intro
examine regional entities as a open region rather than bounded
different divisions of regions under different time frame
cross boundary integration
Policy Unit
Pan-Pearl River Delta (PRD)
Hong Kong, Macau, nine provincial regions (Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong,
Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan)
Pearl River Delta: 9 cities + 2 SARs
pioneer in reform and opening-up
cultivate advanced industries
GEOG3006 notes 2
, innovative administration and green development
Yangtze River Delta (YRD)
Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui
promote Shanghai as the center for RMB asset allocation and risk management
Yangtze River joining the coast with the inland
coastal regions can support mutually and interact positively with the central
regions
Jing-jin-ji Metropolitan Region (JJJ)
Beijing, Tianjin, whole Hebei province
move the non-capital functions out of Beijing to reduce traffic jams and pollution
at there
urban integration of Beijing and Tianjin
greater bay area
nine municipalities, Hong Kong, Macao (9+2)
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan,
Jiangmen and Zhaoqing
Hong Kong & Macau: national significan
cross boundary integration =/= globalization
death of region
displacement, distance-time graph
multi-level governance in China
China has 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under
the Central Government and 2 special administrative regions
autonomous regions: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,
GEOG3006 notes 3
Remark:
This is the 2023/Jun/01 version for GEOG3006 notes
Content list is included
Only limited contents are highlighted/ underlined/ bold/ stressed in varied wa
No Chinese character(s) included
Reading list
Dunford, M. and Liu, W. (2015) The Geographical Transformation of China.
London and New York: Routledge.
Tuan, Y-F. (2008) Historical Geography of China. Aldine Transaction.
Veeck, G., Pannell, C., Smith, C. J. and Huang, Y. (2016) China’s Geography
Globalization and the Dynamics of Political, Economic, and Social Change.
Second Edition. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Wong, D. et al. (2018) China: A Geographical Perspective. New York: The
Guilford Press.
Lecture 1 - Intro
Lecture 2 - Administrative and governance
CCP organizational systems
Lecture 3 - Population
Timeline
Population distribution
One child policy since 1979
Population decline
Aging Population
Lecture 4 - transforming economy
Before 1978, Mao Zedong
Since 1978, Deng Xiaoping
Reforms and opening up policies in 1978
One belt one road in 2013
Lecture 5 - Regional development and disparities in China
Political leaderships
Regional development - Five Year Plan (FYP)
Regional disparities
GEOG3006 notes 1
, Lecture 6 - transformation of world factory
Industrial development strategy
Made in China 2025
Lecture 7 - Urban development and city clusters
Evolution of urbanization and metropolitan regions in China
City clusters
From PRD to GBA
Lecture 8 - Guest lecture
Lecture 9 - Jing-Jin-Ji
Lecture 10 - Development of Yangtze River Delta
Sunan Model
Kunshan Model
Pearl River Delta VS Yangtze River Delta
Shanghai Free-trade Area
Lecture 11 - Transportation and mobile delivery in China
Transport
mobile delivery
Lecture 12 - Environment issues
Physical environment
Environment issues induced by rapid economic development
Exam remarks
Lecture 1 - Intro
intro
examine regional entities as a open region rather than bounded
different divisions of regions under different time frame
cross boundary integration
Policy Unit
Pan-Pearl River Delta (PRD)
Hong Kong, Macau, nine provincial regions (Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong,
Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan)
Pearl River Delta: 9 cities + 2 SARs
pioneer in reform and opening-up
cultivate advanced industries
GEOG3006 notes 2
, innovative administration and green development
Yangtze River Delta (YRD)
Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui
promote Shanghai as the center for RMB asset allocation and risk management
Yangtze River joining the coast with the inland
coastal regions can support mutually and interact positively with the central
regions
Jing-jin-ji Metropolitan Region (JJJ)
Beijing, Tianjin, whole Hebei province
move the non-capital functions out of Beijing to reduce traffic jams and pollution
at there
urban integration of Beijing and Tianjin
greater bay area
nine municipalities, Hong Kong, Macao (9+2)
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan,
Jiangmen and Zhaoqing
Hong Kong & Macau: national significan
cross boundary integration =/= globalization
death of region
displacement, distance-time graph
multi-level governance in China
China has 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under
the Central Government and 2 special administrative regions
autonomous regions: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,
GEOG3006 notes 3
