IAG 2000 Thematic Conference MONSOON CLIMATE, GEOMORPHOLOGIC PROCESSES AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES
International Conference Hotel of Nanjing, China, August 25-29, 2000
Abstracts - Ying WANG and Xiaodong ZHU (Eds.)

THE COURSE OF URBANIZATON INFLUENCES THE LANDFORM FUNCTION AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH: EXAMPLE FROM ZHAOQING, GUANGDONG, CHINA

Chunhai WU

Guangdong Guangning TV University, Guangning County, Guangdong 526300, China


Since 1990s in the course of modernization, with the change of social economic constructure, the population of villages in Zhaoqing city which lies in the edge region of north-west of Zhujiang triangle continent has moved to cities and towns. The labor force of villages has changed from the primary industry to the secondary and teriary industry. The population of society accepted the city culture having steadily increased and the city efficiency having steadily improved speeds up the course of urbanization.

In the course of urbanization, xome parts of countryside districts in Zhaoqing city have change into cities and towns districts. Because of the basical installation of city and the construction of region sights, those lead the land resources of non-agricultural modernization to the openning uses. The terrain such as plain, hillock, mountain, river valley etc. And the landform such as karst, diluvium, riverbed, flood land etc. Have been transformed which have become the essential function of city and the use of installation of cities and towns population. The objective achievements show the course of urbanization rapidly.

In the course of urbanization in Zhaoqing city the influence of the landform function forced by people has been brought the positive effect surly, but the programs run away or surpass previously. Some parts of the land resources aren't developed. We shouldn't overlook the influence of environment. The course of urbanization must be arranged in order and regularly. The rapid of urbanization and the improvement of city efficiency can't be ignored the character of areas, the landform function and the land resources.


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