Since its process evolved in recent years, the definition of gentrification has expanded to cover different forms of social upgrading, new spaces and new actors around the world. Studies on gentrification in Chinese c...Since its process evolved in recent years, the definition of gentrification has expanded to cover different forms of social upgrading, new spaces and new actors around the world. Studies on gentrification in Chinese cities began to take off in the 2000 s. However, they all mainly focused on the newly emerging global cities and there has been a lack of investigation on provincial cities. Furthermore, discussions on gentrifiers′ profiles and their motivations for housing choice are absent from literature on Chinese gentrification. Therefore, this paper aims to assess the relevance of the broad definition of gentrification in provincial Chinese cities through empirical research on urban redevelopment projects in Chengdu, and to examine the characteristics of gentrifiers(as new incoming residents) in it. The results show the rationality of gentrification processes as urban redevelopment in Chengdu, and reveal original outcomes on the corresponding gentrifiers′ profiles and the motivations behind their housing choice, which are different from the general features of gentrifiers in standard Western gentrification research.展开更多
With the continuous development of society and city,the urban village has been born with time.The book Naked City:The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places by Sharon Zukin is a reflection on the"authenticity&q...With the continuous development of society and city,the urban village has been born with time.The book Naked City:The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places by Sharon Zukin is a reflection on the"authenticity"of urban village under the background of big city’s development.Through the study of this book,other four books and the field investigation of Nantou Ancient City and Baishizhou which are typical"urban village"in Shenzhen,we can understand the authenticity,and further explore how to construct the authentic places and how to find their own way of authenticity in the development of The Times.展开更多
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41571155,41171143)
文摘Since its process evolved in recent years, the definition of gentrification has expanded to cover different forms of social upgrading, new spaces and new actors around the world. Studies on gentrification in Chinese cities began to take off in the 2000 s. However, they all mainly focused on the newly emerging global cities and there has been a lack of investigation on provincial cities. Furthermore, discussions on gentrifiers′ profiles and their motivations for housing choice are absent from literature on Chinese gentrification. Therefore, this paper aims to assess the relevance of the broad definition of gentrification in provincial Chinese cities through empirical research on urban redevelopment projects in Chengdu, and to examine the characteristics of gentrifiers(as new incoming residents) in it. The results show the rationality of gentrification processes as urban redevelopment in Chengdu, and reveal original outcomes on the corresponding gentrifiers′ profiles and the motivations behind their housing choice, which are different from the general features of gentrifiers in standard Western gentrification research.
文摘With the continuous development of society and city,the urban village has been born with time.The book Naked City:The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places by Sharon Zukin is a reflection on the"authenticity"of urban village under the background of big city’s development.Through the study of this book,other four books and the field investigation of Nantou Ancient City and Baishizhou which are typical"urban village"in Shenzhen,we can understand the authenticity,and further explore how to construct the authentic places and how to find their own way of authenticity in the development of The Times.
