| At present the Pearl River Delta region is in a transition period of development. And it ia an opportunity for small towns 30 years of reform and opening up, the Pearl River Delta has experienced a amazing development of small cities and towns. With the reform of political system and economic system, the small town of economic strength has greatly increased, the emergence of a huge number of profess ional town. These small towns after the construction process of large scale, speed, economic growth, old industrialization model and traditional pattern of urbanization has brought many problems difficult to solve, such as the level of technology in the industrial structure is generally low, organization structure, industry structure is not reasonable, competitive industrial cluster has not formed, the third industry has not surpassed the second industry. In the aspect of urban development and urban construction, urban spatial layout unreasonable, urban function is not perfect, the urban landscape no characteristics etc.. At present, in the face of the shortage of resources, industry cost increase, the deterioration of the ecological environment situation。In this study,several times from the transformation of small towns in the Pearl River Delta region on history as a starting point, characteristics, the development of small towns in the Pearl River Delta pattern, economic structure, social structure, urban construction are summarized. Likewise for the extensive, transition in small towns appeared land use ecological environment, social security and other issues lead to urbanization hindered are summarized. From the angle of the transformation of the research on the northwest of Zhongshan city town groups the representative research area, and has carried on the analysis to the industrial development, land use, public service facilities level etc.. Through the basic analysis of urbanization path in northwestern towns group in Zhongshan city and summary, driving mechanism, the urbanization of towns in the Pearl River Delta carrier, basis and guarantee to make the planning and countermeasures. At the same time for small towns in the process of rural urbanization, how to strengthen its ability to resist risks, ensure the healthy, sustained, stable development of economy and society, but also has a certain reference value. |