A Review of County Urbanization Research

Abstract

County urbanization is the driving force behind the coordinated development of urban and rural areas. Since the implementation of new urbanization in 2012, county urbanization has become a research hotspot in the academic community. This article provides a review of the current research on urbanization in the academic community. Firstly, it sorted out the academic definition of county urbanization and analyzed the definitions of urbanization in each county. Secondly, it analyzes the influencing factors of county urbanization from the perspectives of economy, population, government and transportation. Based on the research on definitions and influencing factors, measures to promote county level urbanization were explored. Finally, based on the research on county urbanization in the academic community, the role of county urbanization in other aspects of economy and society was summarized.