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Research on the Impact and Strategy of the Accelerating Urbanization in China
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Abstract
As urbanization accelerates at an unprecedented pace, especially in rapidly developing nations like China, a range of significant challenges has emerged. This essay will explore four major issues arising from urbanization: polarization, urban planning difficulties, pollution, and global warming. These problems not only impact rural and urban areas but also pose serious threats to the global community. Polarization exacerbates income inequality, leading to a widening gap between rural and urban populations. Urban planning issues, such as inadequate infrastructure, strain city resources, causing congestion and inefficiency, pollution, fueled by industrial growth, deteriorates air quality, posing health risks to citizens; while global warming, driven by increased carbon emissions, accelerates climate change with severe consequences worldwide. To address these challenges, solutions such as boosting farmers’ incomes, constructing viaducts and taller buildings, promoting the use of masks, and reducing carbon emissions are proposed. However, the feasibility of these solutions depends on each country’s financial capacity and available resources. Therefore, this essay will assess the practicality of these measures and their potential to mitigate the risks associated with rapid urbanization.
Keywords
Urbanization, Polarization, Global Warming, Strategy
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Ma,J. (2024). Research on the Impact and Strategy of the Accelerating Urbanization in China. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,107,42-48.
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