Tremendous population growth, changes in government policies, development of new technologies, urbanization trends work the same way.

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Compounding this imbalance is the fact that continuing urbanization and property development have taken large amounts of farmland out of production, threatening grain supply and agricultural development.

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The China economic miracle of the last two decades has put emphasis on economic development and urbanization.

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These native plants, found in nature before urbanization and modern development, are short by nature, reducing the amount of mowing required for them to stay low.

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"We expect regional development and urbanization, industrial upgrading, fostering small and medium enterprise development to be some of the main themes, " she wrote in a research note.

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"The construction of affordable homes will help curb excessive price rises and fuel urbanization, which will in turn unleash consumption and investment potentials and push development of related industries, " Mr. Li said.

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The deserted mall is also a symbol of China's rapid urbanization and runaway investment in real estate projects, where massive development projects have been given the go ahead without proper marketing and business research.

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Actively protecting and fostering the strengths of urban centres, while preventing and managing the negative effects of urbanization was noted as a vital opportunity for the UN system to achieve its overarching development goals.

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