本书梳理了2018～2019年城市发展的近期新情况，主要内容包括：中国城镇化进程、空间规划与城市治理、城市基础设施、生态文明与城市环境、人文城市、乡村振兴与乡村人居环境等。本书从政策指引到项目落实、从城市现状到改善手段、从靠前接轨到地方实践，使读者了解中国城市发展的方方面面。

Chapter 1 Urbanization Process in China
1.1 Top-down Design of Urbanization
1.1.1 Xi Jinping's Thought on Soism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Becomes Guide to China's Urban Development
1.1.2 Overall Plan for Reform of Ecological Civilization System Becomes Top-down Design of China's Urban Development
1.1.3 Adhering to New Urbanization as Important as Rural Revitalization
1.2 Urbanization Level and Quality
1.2.1 China's Urbanization Rate Reaches Average Level of Middle-income Countries
1.2.2 Living Quality and Standards of Urban and Rural Residents in China Improves Significantly
1.2.3 China Adopted Human-centered Transformation Practices to Improve Livability Level of Cities
1.3 Overall Pattern of Urbanization
1.3.1 Influence of Chinese Cities in the World Urban System Continues to Rise
1.3.2 Three Major Urban Agglomerations Lead with Regional Cooperative Development Promoted In-depth
1.3.3 Metropolitan Areas Become New Entry Point for Improving Quality and Upgrading China's Urbanization
1.4 Approach to Urbanization Development
1.4.1 Development of Secondary and Tertiary Industries Creates More Job Opportunities; Development of Industry-city Integration Greatly Promoted
1.4.2 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Promotes Employment Growth;Opening to the Outside World Enhances Development Momentum
1.4.3 Explorations in Green Development Go Deeper; Green Ways of Working and Living Gradually Popularized
1.5 Urbanization Supporting Systems Reformed
1.5.1 Full Implementation of Residence Permit System Promotes Settlement of Floating Population in Urban Areas
1.5.2 Reform of Three Types of Lands in Rural Areas Grants Farmers More Property Rights
1.5.3 Housing Security System Improves to Meet Housing Needs of Low-and Middle-income Families
Chapter 2 Spatial Planning and Urban Governance
Chapter 3 Urban Infrastructure
Chapter 4 Ecological Civilization and the Urban Environment
Chapter 5 Culture City
Chapter 6 Rural Revitalization and Poverty Alleviation
Appendix Ⅰ China Industrial Heritage Protection List
Appendix Ⅱ Basic Data of China's 297 Cities at and above Perfecture Level (2016)
Notes to the Basic Data of China's 297 Cities at and above Prefecture Level (2016)