Abstract: “Since the 1980s, increasing global economic integration has resulted in greater competition between cities, and urban competitiveness has been studied by economists, geographers, urban planners and other researchers. The urban competitiveness theory and practical application has great strategic meaning on the guidance for the sustainable healthy urbanization. This paper reviews and analyses advances by scholars on the theoretical basis of the urban competitiveness concept, influencing factors and evaluation model, and give a perspective view about the theoretical research and practical application of the urban competitiveness theory.”

Keywords: urban; competitiveness; typical theory; model; review