TY - JOUR
T1 - Planning for Plural Groups? Villages-in-the-city Redevelopment in Guangzhou City, China
AU - Chung, Him
AU - Zhou, Su Hong
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Research Grant Committee (HKBU 241307) for the financial support and the reviewers for their helpful comments.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - This paper investigates how the plural needs of different groups are handled by redevelopment planning. Investigating the redevelopment of villages-in-the-city in Guangzhou, this paper examines how the differing interests of indigenous villagers are being considered and resolved through a local initiative - 'one village one policy'. Case studies from three villages are drawn upon to examine how local conditions and concerns are being tackled in each village's respective redevelopment plan. Different degree of government intervention in the planning of the three villages suggests that local distinctiveness is defined by the authorities in accordance with their agenda. Further, the exclusion of migrant workers suggests their needs and interests are totally overlooked in the redevelopment process. The attempt to cope with the needs of different social groups, therefore, has remained insufficient.
AB - This paper investigates how the plural needs of different groups are handled by redevelopment planning. Investigating the redevelopment of villages-in-the-city in Guangzhou, this paper examines how the differing interests of indigenous villagers are being considered and resolved through a local initiative - 'one village one policy'. Case studies from three villages are drawn upon to examine how local conditions and concerns are being tackled in each village's respective redevelopment plan. Different degree of government intervention in the planning of the three villages suggests that local distinctiveness is defined by the authorities in accordance with their agenda. Further, the exclusion of migrant workers suggests their needs and interests are totally overlooked in the redevelopment process. The attempt to cope with the needs of different social groups, therefore, has remained insufficient.
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U2 - 10.1080/13563475.2011.615544
DO - 10.1080/13563475.2011.615544
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84859094299
SN - 1356-3475
VL - 16
SP - 333
EP - 353
JO - International Planning Studies
JF - International Planning Studies
IS - 4
ER -