title: [[Mainland China's urban population and urbanization level]].
abstract: The author discusses urbanization in the People's Republic of China and problems in data analysis "due to the lack of standardized and well-defined terms for the urban settlements and urban population on the mainland.  This paper clarifies the relationship between geographic units and demographic data, identifies the major types of urban population and their characteristics, explains the reasons for the differing levels of urbanization revealed in various data sources, and presents a comprehensive data series on mainland China's urbanization that best approximates reality." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization