Amenities and disamenities: a hedonic analysis of the heterogeneous urban landscape in Shenzhen (China)

Chen, Wendy Y.; Jim, Chi Yung

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2010.00358.x

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“…Micro-enterprises are generally anthropocentric in character and function, bringing significant alterations to the original urban landscape. As a consequence, such undesirable landscape elements might generate disamenity effect on neighbouring properties (Farber, 1998;Chen and Jim, 2010). Disamenity effect on urban properties potentially affects the value of urban properties simply because of the externalities associated with some informal enterprises.…”

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Determinants of the Locational Decisions of Informal Sector Entrepreneurs in Urban Zaria

Ubogu

Laah²,

Udemezue³

et al. 2011

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This paper examines the factors that determine the locational decisions of small-scale informal enterprise promoters in urban Zaria. The paper relied on data obtained through the administration of structured questionnaire that was designed to gather information on the relative importance of the locational factors considered by entrepreneurs in making decisions of the enterprise location. For the purpose of this study, Zaria area was divided into seven neighborhood clusters and three clusters were purposively selected for indepth study. The three selected neighborhoods have high density of informal activities. The first step in the survey was the identification of the small-scale informal enterprises in the selected clusters. A purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting the sampled informal enterprises. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Kruskal-Wallis non parametric test and Spearman Rank correlation matrix. The results indicate that proximity to family was the most critical factor (Mean = 2.83) that entrepreneurs consider in making their locational decisions. The results further indicates that proximity to family members was positively correlated with entrepreneur's residence (rho = 0.406, p < 0.001). The implications of this result is crucial for urban planning because the location of informal enterprises in residential areas poses serious environmental challenge and disamenity effects to residential clusters that were not designed for industrial activities.

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Determinants of the Locational Decisions of Informal Sector Entrepreneurs in Urban Zaria

Ubogu

Laah²,

Udemezue³

et al. 2011

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“…The population of Shenzhen expanded rapidly, from 30 thousand in 1980 to 1 million in 1986, and 10 million in 2005. In several decades, urbanization has transformed the area from a small fishing village into one of China's most modernized cities [1]. Commercial and business areas are formed in strategic locations within SEZ, and they perform important economic functions within the Pearl River Delta Region [2].…”

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A Comparison of the Public Realm in CBDs in Shenzhen

Chen¹,

Zacharias

2015

Advances in Engineering Research

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Abstract-Objective: This paper tracked the emergence process of three CBDs in Shenzhen, and made a comparison of the public realm among them. Methods: Field investigation was conducted over the public realm in the three CBDs, including land use, parking, motor & non-motor traffic and public space. Results: Luohu CBD grew spontaneously out of the old city center. The CBD looks vital and crowded: Life is convenient here but the crowded environment seems not suited for business. The latter "elaborately planned" two CBDs made a lot of revisions. However, in Futian CBD, the huge size Axis Park and the wide Shennan Road became an obstacle for non-motor traffic. The generation 3 CBD Qianhai is mostly under construction. Conclusion: The challenges that Luohu faces are the crowded spaces, heavy traffic, insufficient parking spaces and shortage of public spaces. Its development mode should transfer from horizontal to vertical. The Futian CBD is better for motor traffic, but the cycling and pedestrian system never forms a convenient traffic system among the business buildings inside the CBD. The urban design of the earlier two CBDs also provides lot of inspiration and lessons for the public realm for Qianhai.

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“…Social exclusion and its antipode, social cohesion, are related to individual perceptions of social identity, connectedness, support, and trust in people. For example, self-reported community perceptions of trust play a significant role in predicting physical activity behaviour (Chen and Jim, 2010). Additionally, strong community bonds also play a role in social capital development and positive perceptions of public spaces (Chiesura, 2004;UN, 2010).…”

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“…Social exclusion and its antipode, social cohesion, are related to individual perceptions of social identity, connectedness, support, and trust in a community. For example, self-reported community perceptions of trust play a significant role in predicting physical activity behaviour (Chen and Jim, 2010). Therefore, multiple survey questions were developed to capture different aspects of these constructs to suit the specific context of this park study.…”

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“…Park access is influenced by an individual's socioeconomic (e.g., income, education) and socio-demographic (e.g., ethnicity, age, sex) characteristics (Byrne and Wolch, 2009). Other user-based variables associated with park access include neighbourhood characteristics, perception of safety, and personal sense of belonging to the community (Chen and Jim, 2010;Chiesura, 2004;Hille, 1999;Winter and Lockwood, 2005). Leisure studies have focused on these user-based factors to explain ethno-racially differentiated user preferences and racial segregation observed in park use (Byrne and Wolch, 2009;Gobster, 1998;Hutchinson, 1987).…”

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Rethinking planning for urban parks: accessibility, use and behaviour

Wang¹

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Public parks and green spaces are important health promoting facilities for urban dwellers, which can bring about improved health outcomes, diminished racial tensions and reduced public stress. Access to urban parks and green spaces is purported to be associated with the development of social capital, increased community wellbeing and inclusive neighbourhoods. It is within this context that recent decades have witnessed increasing efforts in measuring and modelling park accessibility in cities.Previous studies, however, found significant inconsistency between subjectively (perceived) and objectively (geographic) measured accessibility, indicating the need to examine existing conceptualisation of park accessibility, especially at the individual perceptual level.The accessibility concept has been developed as a multi-dimensional construct that requires a more adequate understanding about its influential factors and dimensions. Existing measures of accessibility have been limited to the concept's physical and temporal dimensions, leaving other relevant factors such as social conditions and personal constraints, including perceptions, largely unexplored. This research argues for the relevance of socio-personal factors to realistically assess accessibility to urban public parks. There is also a need to clarify how accessibility influences an individual's decision-making process that ultimately leads to human behaviour of park use or nonuse, as psychological study of behavioural intentions to use parks has rarely been investigated.Following a correlational research design and cross-sectional validation approach, this research was proposed to fill these knowledge gaps.The research involved both processes of model development and model validation. Two models were proposed in this study: an expanded theory of planned behavioural (TPB) model and an integrated model of park accessibility. The first model aims to identify the role of park accessibility in influencing individual behavioural intentions towards park use and non-use. The model was developed based on the theory of planned behaviour, with three additional variables included (i.e., perceived park accessibility, geographic proximity, and past use) to compare their relative importance in influencing park use intentions. The second model was proposed based on the critical literature review of the accessibility concept. The model consists of five dimensions, including both physical and socio-personal variables that were identified as being associated with urban park access and use.Both models were empirically tested using questionnaire survey data collected from two cities of different socio-cultural settings: Brisbane (Australia) and Zhongshan (China). Within each city, iii sampling was carefully designed to represent residents of different socioeconomic backgrounds with an aim of modelling the differences between population groups. Data were analysed quantitatively using statistical methods and spatial analytical techniques. Key findings from this study incl...

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Amenities and disamenities: a hedonic analysis of the heterogeneous urban landscape in Shenzhen (China)

Cited by 90 publications

References 86 publications

Determinants of the Locational Decisions of Informal Sector Entrepreneurs in Urban Zaria

Determinants of the Locational Decisions of Informal Sector Entrepreneurs in Urban Zaria

A Comparison of the Public Realm in CBDs in Shenzhen

Rethinking planning for urban parks: accessibility, use and behaviour

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