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Shantytown redevelopment projects : state-led redevelopment of declining neighbourhoods under market transition in Shenyang, China

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Date
03/2018
Author
Li, Xin
Kleinhans, Reinout
van Ham, Maarten
Keywords
Shantytown redevelopment
Declining neighbourhoods
Market transition
Governance
Demolition
China
G Geography (General)
H Social Sciences (General)
HC Economic History and Conditions
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Abstract
Since 1978, market transition in China has significantly influenced the roles of the state, the market and the residents in urban restructuring. Since 2008, the central government has initiated Shantytown Redevelopment Projects (SRPs) to improve the living conditions of low-income residents. Between 2008 and 2012, about 12.6 million households were involved in SRPs, and forced to move as their dwellings were demolished. This paper investigates how SRPs are implemented by revealing how different stakeholders interact in SRPs in the city of Shenyang, China. Through in-depth interviews with various stakeholders and analysis of policy documentation on SRPs, the paper reveals a complex interplay between different stakeholders, which is characterized by the centralization of the inception of SRPs, the decentralization of actual SRP implementation, changes in the role of market forces, and decreasing housing affordability and multiple deprivation of residents in SRP target areas. Various stakeholders have consensus on the need for improving the living conditions in deprived neighbourhoods and on boosting the housing market. However, conflicts arise due to frictions between the central and local governments regarding the implementation of SRPs. We also find evidence of an entrepreneurial paradox in the relationship between local governments and developers. Finally, a mismatch occurs between the scope of the SRP policy and residents' attempts to improve their socioeconomic situation.
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Li , X , Kleinhans , R & van Ham , M 2018 , ' Shantytown redevelopment projects : state-led redevelopment of declining neighbourhoods under market transition in Shenyang, China ' , Cities , vol. 73 , pp. 106-116 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.10.016
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Cities
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.10.016
ISSN
0264-2751
Type
Journal article
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© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.10.016
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The research leading to these results has received supports from the following funding: National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (Ref: 41571152; 41201160), National Social Science Found of China (Ref: 13BJY067), and the China Scholarship Council (CSC).
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/17404

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