TY - JOUR
T1 - Redevelopment, displacement, housing conditions, and residential satisfaction
T2 - A study of Shanghai
AU - Li, Si Ming
AU - Song, Yu Ling
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - Chinese cities are undergoing massive transformation. One after another, inner-city neighbour-hoods of pre-1949 origin and work-unit compounds built in the socialist period are being torn apart, giving way to glossy office towers and luxurious condominiums. Millions of people have been uprooted and forced to be relocated. Mass media and research based on case studies generally convey a message of widespread grievance among the displaced residents. Based on a survey of 1200 households conducted in Shanghai in 2006, the present study provides a systematic account of the profiles of the displaced residents, juxtaposed against other resident groups of the city. The major conclusion is that, irrespective of all the criticisms concerning unregulated demolitions and forced evictions, the housing conditions of displaced residents are somewhat better than those of other Shanghai residents, both objectively and in terms of subjective evaluations.
AB - Chinese cities are undergoing massive transformation. One after another, inner-city neighbour-hoods of pre-1949 origin and work-unit compounds built in the socialist period are being torn apart, giving way to glossy office towers and luxurious condominiums. Millions of people have been uprooted and forced to be relocated. Mass media and research based on case studies generally convey a message of widespread grievance among the displaced residents. Based on a survey of 1200 households conducted in Shanghai in 2006, the present study provides a systematic account of the profiles of the displaced residents, juxtaposed against other resident groups of the city. The major conclusion is that, irrespective of all the criticisms concerning unregulated demolitions and forced evictions, the housing conditions of displaced residents are somewhat better than those of other Shanghai residents, both objectively and in terms of subjective evaluations.
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U2 - 10.1068/a4168
DO - 10.1068/a4168
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:66349117425
SN - 0308-518X
VL - 41
SP - 1090
EP - 1108
JO - Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
JF - Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
IS - 5
ER -