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As a unique phenomenon of urbanization in China, the emergence of urban villages has attracted considerable attention from the academic community. Adopting an institutional approach on land development, this study analyzes how the land property rights regime affects village-led land development behaviors and spatial outcomes in urban villages. Using a set of reliable data from Shenzhen, the empirical study shows that although unequal land rights under the current land property rights regime impose severe institutional constraints to the development of urban villages, they actually play a much more important and diversified role in China’s urbanization than previously recognized. As the primary developers of urban villages, villagers have adopted various land development strategies in response to the changing market environment and internal economic conditions in the dynamic urbanization process. These dynamic strategies have contributed to the coexistence of sub-optimal industrial development and high-quality housing development in urban villages.
As a unique phenomenon of urbanization in China, the emergence of urban villages has attracted considerable attention from the academic community. Adopting an institutional approach on land development, this study analyzes how the land property rights regime affects village-led land development behaviors and spatial outcomes in urban villages. Using a set of reliable data from Shenzhen, the empirical study shows that although unequal land rights under the current land property rights regime impose severe institutional constraints to the development of urban villages, they actually play a much more important and diversified role in China’s urbanization than previously recognized. As the primary developers of urban villages, villagers have adopted various land development strategies in response to the changing market environment and internal economic conditions in the dynamic urbanization process. These dynamic strategies have contributed to the coexistence of sub-optimal industrial development and high-quality housing development in urban villages.
The Role of Urban Villages in the Urbanization Process in China: The Case of Shenzhen
Lai, Yani (author)
International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management 2016 ; 2016 ; Edmonton, Canada
ICCREM 2016 ; 1256-1268
2017-08-14
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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