Cover -- Contents -- Figures, Table, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. The Pace and Scale of Urbanization in the People's Republic of China -- II. Analysis of Key Urbanization Issues -- A. Impact of Urban Development on the Natural Environment -- B. Real Estate Prices and Affordability of Housing -- C. Municipal Finances as a Determinant of the Pattern of Urban Growth -- D. Social Services and Protection for Migrant Workers -- III. Urbanization Strategy Proposals -- A. Achieving Environmentally Sustainable, People-Friendly Urban Development -- B. Urban Land and Housing Markets -- C. Expanding and Rationalizing Municipal Finances -- D. Reforming the Urban Administration System -- E. Integrating Migrant Workers into Urban Society -- F. Redefining "Successful Urban Development" -- IV. Toward Implementation of the Proposed Strategy -- References -- Figures -- 1 Percentage Share of Urban Population in the PRC Total Population, 1949-2011 -- 2 Major Reform Components and Impacts -- Table -- Short- and Medium-Term Actions Under the Urban Development Strategy by Reform Component -- Boxes -- 1 The Environmental Impacts of Changes in Household Size -- 2 Reform of the Household Registration System.