CHINESE URBAN GEOGRAPHY SINCE THE LATE 1970s

Economic reforms and the opening of China to the outside world beginning in the late 1970s have provided the impetus for increased research in urban geography. Major research themes have included urbanization (including rural to urban migration and control of city size), national and regional urban systems, and urban morphology and internal spatial structure. Topics for further investigation in the future should include the effects of a land market, urban sprawl, and the problems resulting from the shift to a market-oriented economy.