| Based on the definition of the concept of city growth, the paper mainly discussed the factors which impact the growth of Chinese cities in the transitional period by selecting the proportion of city construction land area to the area of the city X1（%）, green coverage ratio of the built up area X2（%）, the ratio of personnel involved in the secondary industryX3（%）, the GDP per capita X4（×104）and other 43 indicators, by relying on the relevant data from China Urban Statistical Yearbook（2008）, by applying SPSS statistical software and by applying the Factor Analysis and Regression Analysis. The results show that the factors which affect the city growth have four major groups, namely economic and institutional factors, location factors, environmental factors... |
