China

A deep analysis of China National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

7616.7
GDP per capita

pop

1382M
Population (2016)

pop growth

0.5%
Population growth rate

inflation

2%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

93%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

97.5%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

21.9%
Forested areas

co2

1024
CO2 emissions estimate

female

63.7%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

77.9%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

77
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

74
Male life expectancy

unemployment

4.6%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

55.6%
Urban population

male pop

36.6%
Male education

female pop

42.5%
Female education


Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

title
TITLE OF NUP

National Urbanization Plan (2014-2020) (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Urban and Rural Planning department, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

stages
TIMELINE

2014

focus
FOCUS

The New Urbanization plan for China focuses on Social and Economic development. The main objective is improving the quality of urbanization. It is a macro, strategic plan that guides the healthy development of urbanization across the country

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
MORE COUNTRY RESOURCES

Further Resources
COMMENTS

This document is a plan and not a policy; it is however a representation of urban issues and how to deal them

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Thematic scope of China NUP

thematic attention image
Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Moderate
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Low

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of China NUP

Measurement of how China NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for China, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. China NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

China NUP does not address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the China NUP.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

China NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.

NO