Why small towns can not share the benefits of urbanization in China?

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Cleaner Production
Volume	174
Publication status	Published - 2018

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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   SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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• Manchester University VersionAccepted author manuscript, 1.04 MB

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• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.150

Projects

Projects per year 2025 2025 2026 2027

• 1 Finished
• 1 Active

Projects per year

• Digitalisation, rural migration, and the revitalisation of rural society in China

  Ren, Y. (PI), Yang, X. (CoI) & Esteban, V. (CoI)

  29/01/26 → 29/01/27

  Project: Collaborative Research Project

  • Restructuring 100%
  • IT Infrastructure 66%
  • Scale Development 50%
  • Rural Development 50%
  • China 50%

• Sustainable Development of Peri-urban Area: An interdisciplinary Project for Yangcheng Lake Township Revitalisation

  Ren, Y. (PI), Chen, B. (CoI), Xu, K. (CoI), Cao, L. (CoI) & Hao, J. (CoI)

  23/09/25 → 23/09/26

  Project: Internal Research Project

  • China 100%
  • Sustainable Development 100%
  • Metropolitan Area 100%
  • Revitalization 100%
  • Decision-Making Method 100%

Research output

Research output per year 2026 2026 2026

• 54 Citations
• 1 Book

Research output per year

Research output per year

• 山地小城镇可持续发展路径研究

  Translated title of the contribution: Research on the Sustainable Development Pathways of Small Towns in Mountainous AreaShen, L., Ren, Y., Yan, H. & Yang, Y., 1 Jun 2026, 科学出版社. 137 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review

Activities

Activities per year 2026 2026 2026

• 1 Invited talk

Activities per year

• Entrepreneurial Local-state Driven Rural E-commerce Development: Evidence From Less-developed Rural West China

  Ren, Y. (Invited speaker)

  11 Feb 2026

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

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Ren, Y., Shen, L., Li, H., Xiong, N., & Chen, Y. (2018). Why small towns can not share the benefits of urbanization in China? Journal of Cleaner Production, 174.

Ren, Yitian ; Shen, Liyin ; Li, Heng et al. / Why small towns can not share the benefits of urbanization in China?. In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018 ; Vol. 174.

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Ren, Y, Shen, L, Li, H, Xiong, N & Chen, Y 2018, 'Why small towns can not share the benefits of urbanization in China?', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 174.

Why small towns can not share the benefits of urbanization in China? / Ren, Yitian; Shen, Liyin; Li, Heng et al.
In: Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 174, 2018.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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