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Urbanization through resettlement and the production of space in Hangzhou's concentrated resettlement communities
Abstract In the context of planetary urbanization, urbanization through resettlement in the global south has garnered increasingly scholarly attention. In China, state-led rural-to-urban resettlement has become a potent tool for the government. The production of concentrated resettlement communities (CRCs) to accommodate resettled villagers and facilitate their post-resettlement adaptation creates a unique urban phenomenon. However, existing research has insufficiently unpacked the evolution of the production process. Drawing on the theory of space production, this research proposes a dynamic spatial-temporal conceptual framework to examine the process of space production. Based on several months of fieldwork conducted in Hangzhou in 2021, this research offers an empirical lens on how CRCs have evolved and how landless farmers have adapted to the host city. This research first finds that CRCs in Hangzhou have three typologies. Secondly, resettled villagers in early CRCs are confronted with economic challenges but maintain well social relations. Their shared collectivism is conducive to their spatial adaptation. In recent CRCs, strict planning and community management have further limited resettled villagers' spontaneous attempts in reshaping space to support their adaptation. These findings have important policy implications for achieving inclusive resettlement in China and the Asian context.
Highlights A dynamic spatial-temporal conceptual framework is proposed to examine space production. Concentrated resettlement communities (CRCs) in Hangzhou have three typologies. Resttled villagers’ adaptation processes are distinct in different CRCs. The changing spatial practice and the evolving planning and community governance have produced distinctive CRCs. The diluted collectivism in recent CRCs weakens villagers' collective adaptation.
Urbanization through resettlement and the production of space in Hangzhou's concentrated resettlement communities
Abstract In the context of planetary urbanization, urbanization through resettlement in the global south has garnered increasingly scholarly attention. In China, state-led rural-to-urban resettlement has become a potent tool for the government. The production of concentrated resettlement communities (CRCs) to accommodate resettled villagers and facilitate their post-resettlement adaptation creates a unique urban phenomenon. However, existing research has insufficiently unpacked the evolution of the production process. Drawing on the theory of space production, this research proposes a dynamic spatial-temporal conceptual framework to examine the process of space production. Based on several months of fieldwork conducted in Hangzhou in 2021, this research offers an empirical lens on how CRCs have evolved and how landless farmers have adapted to the host city. This research first finds that CRCs in Hangzhou have three typologies. Secondly, resettled villagers in early CRCs are confronted with economic challenges but maintain well social relations. Their shared collectivism is conducive to their spatial adaptation. In recent CRCs, strict planning and community management have further limited resettled villagers' spontaneous attempts in reshaping space to support their adaptation. These findings have important policy implications for achieving inclusive resettlement in China and the Asian context.
Highlights A dynamic spatial-temporal conceptual framework is proposed to examine space production. Concentrated resettlement communities (CRCs) in Hangzhou have three typologies. Resttled villagers’ adaptation processes are distinct in different CRCs. The changing spatial practice and the evolving planning and community governance have produced distinctive CRCs. The diluted collectivism in recent CRCs weakens villagers' collective adaptation.
Urbanization through resettlement and the production of space in Hangzhou's concentrated resettlement communities
Yang, Chen (author) / Qian, Zhu (author)
Cities ; 129
2022-06-18
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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