Community formation in talent worker housing: the case of Silicon Valley Talent Apartments, Shenzhen

MacLachlan, Ian; Gong, Yue

doi:10.1080/02723638.2021.2021368

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“…Nevertheless, qualitative research usually carries out the methods of interviews or observations, analyzes small samples to explore new phenomena and their internal causality, and leads to open‐ended conclusions. In addition, qualitative research based on humanistic approaches recognises the detailed social and affective characters of human subjects and their communities, as well as imagination for relevant policy renovation, which quantitative research overlooks or precludes (MacLachlan & Gong, 2022b). As Castles (2012, pp.…”

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Social networks and drivers of highly skilled migration: The case of Shenzhen City in China

Gong

Sun

Xuan³

2023

Population Space and Place

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In China, the number of highly skilled domestic migrants has been growing significantly. Many highly skilled personnel have migrated to megacities located in eastern China. Through semistructured interviews with 54 highly skilled migrants in the city of Shenzhen, we find that economic incentives, urban amenities, preferential policies and social networks act as drivers for their migration. Because the role of social networks has been overlooked in the existing literature, we focus on this particular driver of migration. The desire to be physically embedded in social networks has driven migrants to move to Shenzhen: they cite proximity to parents, partners and former schoolmates as motivating factors. Such embeddedness provides them with a sense of ‘social affiliation’. While previous research has highlighted the role of migrants' social capital, we suggest that highly skilled migrants do not necessarily rely on this resource. Instead, we focus on what we call ‘migration for social affiliation’, and offer a novel angle on the precise role of migrants' social networks.

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Social networks and drivers of highly skilled migration: The case of Shenzhen City in China

Gong

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Xuan³

2023

Population Space and Place

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“…Under this system, housing units were assigned to individuals based on their employment, leaving little room for residents to engage in decision-making or housing management. As a result, a culture of passive acceptance developed, with little incentive for residents to take an active role in shaping their living conditions (MacLachlan and Gong, 2023). Although the danwei system has been largely phased out, its influence may persist, creating psychological inertia that discourages community participation (Feng and Chen, 2019).…”

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Overcoming inertia for sustainable urban development: Understanding the role of stimuli in shaping residents' participation behaviors in neighborhood regeneration projects in China

Qian

Liu

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Environmental Impact Assessment Review

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“…"Young people" refers to the population aged between 14 and 35 according to the Middle-and Long-Term Youth Development Plan (2016-2025) of China. Talent is becoming widely recognized as an essential component of urban growth in China [6]. Local governments have made various attempts to attract and retain talent.…”

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To Settle Down, or Not? Evaluating the Policy Effects of Talent Housing in Shanghai, China

Lei

Guo

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Housing has become pivotal in attracting and retaining talent in first-tier cities. Although numerous cities are actively promoting the provision of talent housing in China, little is known about the talent’s evaluations of talent housing policies or the effect on their urban settlement intention. This paper aims to investigate whether talent housing alleviates the housing difficulties of talent and its role in retaining talent. A questionnaire was conducted face-to-face in talent housing in Shanghai. Binary logistic regression was employed to analyse the factors significantly contributing to the settlement intentions of the talent. Talent housing was confirmed to alleviate the talent’s housing pressures and further increase their urban settlement intention. The local hukou was determined to be crucial in accelerating the willingness of talent to settle in Shanghai. However, housing affordability (including school district housing) may jeopardise such positive effects. It is crucial to provide more choices of talent housing and increase the coverage of good-quality educational resources. In the long run, more talent can be attracted and retained in the locality under a broader coverage of the talent housing scheme.

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Community formation in talent worker housing: the case of Silicon Valley Talent Apartments, Shenzhen

Cited by 9 publications

References 60 publications

Social networks and drivers of highly skilled migration: The case of Shenzhen City in China

Social networks and drivers of highly skilled migration: The case of Shenzhen City in China

Overcoming inertia for sustainable urban development: Understanding the role of stimuli in shaping residents' participation behaviors in neighborhood regeneration projects in China

To Settle Down, or Not? Evaluating the Policy Effects of Talent Housing in Shanghai, China

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