城市是人类文明的结晶,城镇化是现代化的重要内容。今天,全球城市居民已达36ê亿人左右,发达国家70-80%的人口生活在城市。与此同时,在新兴经济体和发展中国家,每个月新增数百万城市居民,成为世界城市化浪潮的主体。在经济全球化的大背景下,全球城市体系把世界更加紧密地联结为一体,城市化正深刻地改变着世界、改变着人们的生活。 City is the crystallization of human civilization, urbanization is an important part of modernization. Today, the number of urban dwellers in the world has reached about 3.6 billion, while 70-80% of the population in developed countries live in cities. In the meantime, in emerging economies and developing countries, millions of urban residents are added every month, becoming the main body of the wave of urbanization in the world. In the context of economic globalization, the global urban system has brought the world closer together. Urbanization is profoundly transforming the world and changing people’s lives.