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Redevelopment, Displacement, Housing Conditions, and Residential Satisfaction: A Study of Shanghai

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  • Si-Ming Li

    (Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China)

  • Yu-Ling Song

    (Department of Geography, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan, Republic of China)

Abstract

Chinese cities are undergoing massive transformation. One after another, inner-city neighbourhoods 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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  • Si-Ming Li & Yu-Ling Song, 2009. "Redevelopment, Displacement, Housing Conditions, and Residential Satisfaction: A Study of Shanghai," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 41(5), pages 1090-1108, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:41:y:2009:i:5:p:1090-1108
    DOI: 10.1068/a4168
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    1. Donggen Wang & Si-Ming Li, 2004. "Housing Preferences in a Transitional Housing System: The Case of Beijing, China," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 36(1), pages 69-87, January.
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