Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue 2025 Jan

Counter-Urbanization

Counter-Urbanization in China: Drivers, Outcomes, and Implications for Rural Transformation

Andrea Palmioli

Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Figures


Figure 1(top) - 2(bottom). Camposanpiero, Italy: Counter-urbanization driven by citizen relocation and the development of new residential dwellings. Satellite orthophoto from December 2000 -above- to June 2024 -below- . Source: Google Earth Pro, 2024. (Location: 45° 34’ 11.05” N, 110° 59’ 09.85” E). Frame size: 2km x 4 Km.





Figure 3(top) - 4(bottom). Savanna City, Gauteng, South Africa: Counter-urbanization process characterized by an increase in urban dwellings. Satellite orthophoto from October 2011 -above- to January 2023 -below-. Source: Google Earth Pro, 2024. (Location: 26° 29’ 53.53” S, 27° 55’ 58.26” E). Frame size: 2km x 4 Km.





Figure 5(top) - 6(bottom). Alipur town, Delhi, India: Counter-urbanization driven by rural industrialization. Satellite orthophoto from June 2010 -above- to June 2024 -below-. Source: Google Earth Pro, 2024. (Location: 28° 47’ 04.70” N, 77° 07’ 15.57” E). Frame size: 2km x 4 Km.




Figure 7(top) - 8(bottom). Tianfen Village, Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China: Counter-urbanization driven by rural industrialization. Satellite orthophoto from February 2003 -above- to January 2024 -below-. Source: Google Earth Pro, 2024. (Location: 32° 04’ 18.40” N, 121° 32’ 10.07” E). Frame size: 2km x 4 Km.