China is undergoing a rapid transformation from a rural, peasant based society into an urban one. This radical change has had a profound effect on the Chinese population due to advancement through job opportunities and new modes of consumption, contributing to a huge spatial shift of population from countryside to city. This effect on China’s urban growth has resulted in a rise in the middle classes and in wealth. However this urban growth generates a number of key health issues and inequities, which present challenges for the future. The purpose of this paper is to explore these health issues and challenges that China’s urbanization growth poses. The policyimplications will be significant.

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China's Growing Urban Health Inequalities: The Challenges Ahead

The characteristics of urban population growth in China reflect clearly the strong influences of explicit and implicit population redistribution policies and of the disguised urbanization process. Analyses of absolute number and percentage of urban population reveal the essential characteristics and areal variations of urban population growth resulting from the natural endowment and political-economical development processes. A new spatial pattern will evolve during a new development stage. Data are from official sources. (EXCERPT)

Zhong F

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Urban population growth in China: its characteristics and areal variations