TY - JOUR
T1 - Rural-urban transition in China
T2 - Illegal land use and construction
AU - Tang, Wing Shing
AU - Chung, Him
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - This paper takes issue with the desakota model developed by Terry McGee by elucidating the illegal land use and construction in the rural-urban transition zone in China, with the additional case study of Tianhe Village in Guangzhou City. The paper emphasises the need to examine the geography of illegal activities along the approach of geographies of difference. It has shown that illegal land use and construction is prevalent in rural China. In rural areas where cultivated land has been converted to non-agricultural purposes, peasants are left with no alternative but to use land and construct buildings illegally. Some have increased their income by leasing out flats to migrant workers, whereas others have not been able to do this. This study has revealed that underneath the positive and integrative picture portrayed by the desakota model is its negative and disintegrative counterpart. Illegal land use and construction is one such example. Unless we incorporate both into our studies, we will not be able to comprehend the urban morphology of Chinese city regions in the new millennium.
AB - This paper takes issue with the desakota model developed by Terry McGee by elucidating the illegal land use and construction in the rural-urban transition zone in China, with the additional case study of Tianhe Village in Guangzhou City. The paper emphasises the need to examine the geography of illegal activities along the approach of geographies of difference. It has shown that illegal land use and construction is prevalent in rural China. In rural areas where cultivated land has been converted to non-agricultural purposes, peasants are left with no alternative but to use land and construct buildings illegally. Some have increased their income by leasing out flats to migrant workers, whereas others have not been able to do this. This study has revealed that underneath the positive and integrative picture portrayed by the desakota model is its negative and disintegrative counterpart. Illegal land use and construction is one such example. Unless we incorporate both into our studies, we will not be able to comprehend the urban morphology of Chinese city regions in the new millennium.
KW - Guangzhou
KW - Illegal land use and construction
KW - Rural-urban transition
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U2 - 10.1111/1467-8373.00157
DO - 10.1111/1467-8373.00157
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0036327484
SN - 1360-7456
VL - 43
SP - 43
EP - 62
JO - Asia Pacific Viewpoint
JF - Asia Pacific Viewpoint
IS - 1
ER -