. Within the hierarchical urban system, cities at different ranks (different size) take on different economic functions with … variant 'efficient sizes' (Capello and Camagni, 2000) and, indeed, the distributions of cities' relative size have been stable … the study by Cervero (2001), where it is argued that more compact, centralized and accessible cities are usually …

Are Chinese cities too agglomerated, and are production factors continuing to flow to cities? Based on the panel data … of 31 provinces and cities from 2006 to 2019，it is generally believed that urbanization has a positive role in promoting …