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    An examination of China’s New Urbanization Strategy

    Jun Yang Tsinghua University, China In the last three decades, urbanization in China moved ahead at an unprecedented speed. Between 1978 and 2014, the urbanization rate increased from… Read more “An examination of China’s New Urbanization Strategy”

    January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 by UGEC Viewpoints

    Urbanization and infections: Hidden links to rural settings

    Catherine Machalaba & Virginia Porter EcoHealth Alliance, USA When the Ebola virus struck Guinea in late 2013, it quietly went on to surpass the infection toll of… Read more “Urbanization and infections: Hidden links to rural settings”

    November 24, 2015January 12, 2016 by UGEC Viewpoints

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