This book is an interdisciplinary examination of China's new urban development model and the challenges Chinese cities face in the 21^st century. China is in the midst of a historic developmental inflection point, grappling with a significantly slowing economy, rapidly rising inequality, massive migration, skyrocketing housing prices, alarming environmental problems, and strong pushback from the West. In this volume, Western and Chinese scholars in different disciplines offer the clearest look yet at some of the main challenges China faces, including domestic and international contexts, the new urban development model, inclusion and well-being of migrants and their families, and urban sustainability. This book sheds light on China's ongoing development and future directions, and has strong policy implications for anyone interested in the future of China.

Youqin Huang is a Professor of Geography at University at Albany, SUNY, USA. She is the co-author of several books includingHousing Inequality in Chinese Cities (2014),China's Geography(2015), andConfronting the Challenges of Urbanization in China(2016).