Online Urbanization

Online Services in China’s Rural Transformation

Li Zi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

218 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-13-3602-7 (ISBN)

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This book highlights the new urban–rural relationship that has emerged under the influence of e-commerce in China. In this regard, it presents case studies on the Suichang rural e-commerce model and Alibaba’s rural strategy, together with analyses of online service in China. Furthermore, by means of a brief review of the urban–rural relationship throughout China’s history, and of academic literature on the study of space, it explains the special logic of urbanization in China. As such, the book makes a valuable contribution to the body of literature on the space of flows and grassrooting, aspects that are essential to appreciating the complexity of the new urban–rural relationship in underdeveloped areas (including developing countries and underdeveloped areas in developed countries) in the ongoing information era.

Dr. Li Zi has substantial experience in urbanization in Europe and Asia, especially in China. He is the co-founder of I-Village and the Rural Community Development Group (RCDG), a researcher at the National University of Singapore and a guest researcher at Alibaba’s New Rural Institute. He hold PhD (National University of Singapore) and Master (TU Delft) in Urbanism. His research focuses on exploring the new spatial distribution of urban–rural China, taking into account the emergence of online services and e-commerce systems.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: From Globalization to China’s Urbanization
Chapter 3: A Unique Path: The Evolution of China’s Urban-Rural Relationship through History
Chapter 4: Bottom-up Approach with Global Powerhouse: Suichang Model
Chapter 5: Global Strengthen with Local Practice: Alibaba’s Rural Strategy
Chapter 6: Spatial Regeneration of Regional Restructuring
Chapter 7: Reflections: Urban Rural Flows with Online Urbanization
Prospect: From Online Urbanization to Empire Online
Chinese Index

Erscheinungsdatum	25.01.2019
Reihe/Serie	Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
Zusatzinfo	XXIX, 218 p.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
	Informatik ► Office Programme ► Outlook
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Marketing / Vertrieb
Schlagworte	Alibaba’s Rural Strategy • Alibaba Taobao e-Commerce Platform • Development-oriented Urbanization • Informatization of Locals • Regional Restructuring • Rural e-Commerce • Spatial Regeneration • Suichang Model • Urbanization in China • Urban-Rural Relationship
ISBN-10	981-13-3602-4 / 9811336024
ISBN-13	978-981-13-3602-7 / 9789811336027
Zustand	Neuware