本书是2008年度国家社科基金重大项目“走中国特色新型城镇化道路研究”（项目批准号08&ZD044）的最终成果。全书共分16章，第一章为总体研究，着重考察中国城镇化的演变阶段，近年来取得的成就和存在的问题，并对以往城镇化战略进行了深刻反思，在此基础上探讨了中国特色新型城镇化的科学基础、内涵与基本特征，提出了推进中国特色新型城镇化的总体思路、模式选择、长效机制和支持政策体系；第二至第十六章为专题研究，主要从不同角度深化和支撑总体研究；附录一至附录十为课题组成员向中共中央、国务院提交的政策建议。

本书将“中国特色的城镇化”与“新型城镇化”思路有机整合起来，系统地提出了走中国特色新型城镇化道路的思想。这种中国特色的新型城镇化就是从中国的国情出发，符合科学发展观要求，强调以人为本、集约智能、绿色低碳、城乡一体、“四化”同步的城镇化。它不仅要具有中国特色，而且是一种符合科学发展观要求的新型城镇化道路，是走中国特色社会主义道路的重要组成部分。多元、渐进、集约、和谐、可持续是中国特色新型城镇化的基本特征。书中提出，当前中国城镇化正处于由加速推进向减速推进转变、由追求数量向追求质量转变、由粗放型向集约型转变、由城乡分割型向融合共享型转变的重要战略转型期。在这一转型期，应因地制宜采取多元化城镇化模式，实行多中心网络开发战略，构筑世界级、国家级、区域级三级城市群体系和“四横四纵”重点轴带体系，推动形成科学合理的城镇化空间格局，全面提高城镇化质量。

围绕走中国特色的新型城镇化道路，本书还将城市社会和环境效率纳入城市效率考察的综合框架之中，建立了一个综合经济、社会、环境三个维度的城市规模效率分析框架，提出了城市规模效率曲线的倒“U”型假说和中国城市规模有效性的判别标准，并采用中国地级及以上城市数据进行了实证检验；从城市发展质量、城镇化推进效率、城乡协调程度三个维度，构建了一个综合性的城镇化质量评价指标体系，并采用2010年286个地级及以上城市数据，对中国城镇化质量进行了综合评价；从动态的视角将城镇化成本与城镇维持成本区分开来，提出了一个城镇发展成本分类体系和城镇化成本测度方法，据此对中国城镇化规模扩张和公共服务成本进行了具体测算；从集聚生产要素、诱发有效需求、加速空间扩散、本地化分工效应四个方面，提出了一个城镇化的技术创新效应作用机理分析框架，并采用全国整体时间序列数据与七大区域省际面板数据，实证检验了中国城镇化的技术创新效应；深入探讨了中国城镇化对环境质量的影响，在此基础上构建了一个由“城镇化驱动力”（Drivers）-“机理”（Mechanisms）-“环境影响”（Effects）三要素组成的城镇化对环境质量影响的DME机理模型，并采用1998～2010年省级面板数据进行了实证检验；从城镇投入、城镇产出和城乡发展对比三个维度，构建了一个集约型城镇化综合评价指标体系，并采用2001年、2006年和2010年中国省级数据进行了评价分析。

This book is the final research product of a key project funded by the Chinese Fund for the Humanities and Social Sciences（No. 08 & ZD044）. This book consists of 16 chapters，chapter 1 is a general study on the evolution，accomplishments，and drawbacks of China’s urbanization，and offers a profound reflection on the urbanization strategy. Based on this，the scientific basis，connotation and basic features are investigated，and the general thought，mode selection，long-term mechanism and supporting policy system are proposed as well. Chapters 2 to 16 are monographic studies，which deepen and support the general research from various aspects. And appendixes 1 to 10 are policy proposals for the central government.

In this book，authors combine new urbanization and urbanization with Chinese characteristics organically and put forward systematically the thought of taking the road of new urbanization with Chinese characteristics. New urbanization with Chinese characteristics based on national conditions of China conforms to scientific outlook on development，emphasizes human oriented，intensive，intelligent，green and low carbon development，urban-rural integration and synchronization among industrialization，urbanization，informatization and agricultural modernization. It is an important component part of the road to socialism with Chinese characteristics. The basic features of new urbanization with Chinese characteristics are diversification，gradualism，intensification，harmony and sustainability. This book notes that four strategic transformations-from speeding up to slowing down，from seeking quantity to seeking quality，from extensive to intensive，and from urban-rural divided to urban-rural integrated-are happening to the current urbanization of China. In this transformation period，the central government should take diverse modes of urbanization according to different local conditions，carry out polycentric and network development strategy，construct three-level（world level，national level，regional level）urban agglomeration system and four vertical and four horizontal key development axes，promote the formation of scientific and reasonable urbanization spatial pattern，and improve urbanization quality comprehensively.

This book conducts a pioneering and innovative research into the issue of new urbanization with Chinese characteristics，the main work and conclusions are as follows：As urban social and environmental efficiency is integrated into the framework，an analytical framework for urban scale economies consisting of economy，society and environment is established，on the basis of which，the hypothesis of inverted U shape curve of urban scale economies and criteria of urban scale effectiveness are presented，which are empirically tested using the data of cities at the prefectural level and above. Based on urban development quality，urbanization efficiency and urban-rural coordination degree，an assessment indicator system for urbanization quality is constructed，and the urbanization quality of China is assessed comprehensively using the data of 286 cities at the prefectural level and above in 2010. Reviewed from the dynamic perspective，urbanization cost and cities’ maintaining cost are distinguished，and both classification and measurement methods were designed and then used to calculate the cost resulting from city’s scale expansion and public service supply. An analytical framework for technical innovation effect of urbanization，in which urbanization could promote technical innovation by concentrating factors of production，stimulating effective demand，facilitating spatial diffusion of technology and division of localization，is put forward. Besides，an empirical test for technical innovation effect of China’s urbanization is carried out using national time series data and provincial panel data set of 7 regions respectively. Based on the analysis of environmental effect of urbanization，the DME（Drivers Mechanisms Effects）concept model composing of driving force of urbanization，mechanism and environmental effects is constructed and then empirically tested using provincial panel data from 1998 to 2010. From the points of view of urban input，urban output and contrast in urban-rural development，a comprehensive assessment indicator system for intensive urbanization is also constructed，and applied to assess and analyze the intensity of China’s urbanization using provincial data of 2001，2006 and 2010.