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While enjoying continued increase in overall national strength, China is facing imbalanced urban–rural development. The interactive improvement of urban and rural carrying capacity is the essence and key to promoting coordinated urban–rural development of society and economy.
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The “double axes” refer to the east–west axis along Chang’an Street and the north–south axis, the traditional central axis; the “two zones” refer to the “Eastern Development Zone” (covering Tongzhou, Shunyi, Yizhuang, Huairou, Miyun, and Pinggu), and the “Western Development Zone” (covering Daxing, Fangshan, Changping, Yanqing, and Mentougou). The “multiple centers” means the multiple urban functional centers to be constructed within the scope of the city to serve the whole country and connect the rest of the world, thereby improving the city’s core functions and comprehensive competitiveness. Multi-center includes the core area of the Zhongguancun Hi-Tech Park, the Olympic Central Area, and the Central Business District (CBD), Haidian Shanhou Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shunyi Modern Manufacturing Base, Tongzhou Comprehensive Service Center, Yizhuang High-tech Industry Development Center, and Shijingshan Comprehensive Service Center. Core Area refers to the area performing Beijing’s core political and cultural functions and key economic functions. Based on the original satellite city, the New City refers to the large-scale, relatively independent urban area that undertakes to mitigate the pressure of population and functions on core area, cluster gather new industries, and promote regional development. Beijing’s 11 newly planned cities include Tongzhou, Shunyi, Yizhuang, Daxing, Fangshan, Changping, Huairou, Miyun, Pinggu, Yanqing, and Mentougou. The Town is an abbreviation of the township in the administrative sense and plays an important role in driving Beijing’s urbanization, including key towns and general towns.
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Qiu, D. (2024). Carrying Capacity and China’s Urban–Rural Coordination. In: Carrying Capacity of China’s Resources, Environment, Population, and Economy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9046-7_4
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