The influence of job accessibility on local residential segregation of ethnic minorities: A study of Hong Kong

Sui, Tao; He, Sylvia Y.; Luo, Shuli

doi:10.1002/psp.2353

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“…Research in Tian Shui Wai (an archetypical improvised suburban district in Hong Kong) has further suggested that spatial mismatch, in terms of commute times, costs and limited choices of transport modes, significantly hinders people's access to employment (Lau, 2010). Tao and colleagues also indicate that low-income minority groups are more likely to concentrate in peripheral areas with grave job inaccessibility, compared with other groups (Tao et al, 2020). In summary, previous research has shown that the mismatch between the concentration of population and the geographic distribution of employment opportunities has led to serious unemployment problems among different disadvantaged groups residing in remote areas of Hong Kong.…”

Section: Spatial Mismatch and Precarious Employment In Hong Kongmentioning

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Spatial Mismatch, Different Labor Markets and Precarious Employment: The Case of Hong Kong

Jin

Nie

Pun³

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Soc Indic Res

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Spatial mismatch theory argues that geographic barriers have significant adverse effects on (un)employment, especially with respect to disadvantaged workers. Existing debates on spatial mismatch have focused on its influence on unemployment, but few studies have paid attention to the impact of spatial factors on increasingly precarious employment in today's labor market. Using data from four waves of the Hong Kong Panel Study of Social Dynamics (HKPSSD), the 2011 Population Census and the 2016 Population By-census, this study aims to investigate the effects of spatial mismatch on precarious employment in the low-and high-skilled labor markets in Hong Kong with multi-leveled modeling. The results suggest that with higher levels of spatial mismatch, workers in the low-skilled labor market are more likely to be in precarious employment. In the high-skilled labor market, sub-degree holders are also more likely to engage in precarious employment. Even worse, spatial mismatch in Hong Kong has deteriorated over time. Based on these results, we offer policy recommendations and show how the study of spatial mismatch can inform policymaking. Overall, we contribute to the literature by demonstrating that spatial mismatch can lead to precarious employment among employed workers and has differentiated effects on low-and high-skilled labor markets.

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Section: Spatial Mismatch and Precarious Employment In Hong Kongmentioning

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Spatial Mismatch, Different Labor Markets and Precarious Employment: The Case of Hong Kong

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Nie

Pun³

et al. 2021

Soc Indic Res

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“…In terms of ethnic segregation, past research suggests that the mechanisms behind ethnic segregation in Hong Kong differ from those in North American and European contexts, due to higher density and a more transit-oriented urban form (Tao et al, 2020) and public housing provision (Hui et al, 2012). In other words, it appears that the forms of socio-spatial segregation that are commonly found in other places also exist in Hong Kong, though the mechanisms behind segregation processes are different.…”

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Residential Age Segregation: Evidence from a Rapidly Ageing Asian City

Lau

2023

Population Ageing

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The problem of residential age segregation has been relatively under-studied, since spatial separation of older and younger people tends to be normalized. Prior literature demonstrates that age segregated environments may be socially isolating, especially for older adults, which may have detrimental impacts on their physical and mental health. While there are some studies on residential age segregation in Western contexts, there is scarce literature on age segregation in Asian cities. This mixed methods study examines changing patterns of residential age segregation in Hong Kong, through analyzing a combination of secondary census data and qualitative, in-depth interview data. The findings reveal that the extent of age segregation has remained consistently low from 2006 to 2016, although age segregation appears to be more pronounced between young adults in their early 20s and older adults above 65. Furthermore, in-depth interviews with 26 older people reveal that older people perceive themselves as being socially separated from younger people, especially older people who remain in ageing housing estates in urban districts. The findings add to the growing international literature on generational divides in spatial inequalities, while highlighting the influence of local housing policies on age segregation. The paper concludes by considering the policy implications of the findings, and the practical interventions that might contribute to reducing social isolation experienced by older people.

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“…Compared with foreign studies, the research on mismatch theory in China is relatively late. The application of mismatch theory mainly focuses on the study of residential problems [13,14], the mismatch of job-housing space and residential-commercial space [15,16], the mismatch of urban human settlements [17], the mismatch of public services [18,19], and the spatial pattern of tourism economic system mismatch [20], etc.…”

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Spatial-Temporal Pattern of Mismatch Degree of High-Quality Tourism Development and Its Formation Mechanism in Taihu Lake Basin, China

Wang

2022

Sustainability

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High-quality development is the theme of China’s economic and social development in the new era, the only way to build a powerful tourism economy, and also the objective demand to solve the practical problems and promote the transformation and upgrading of tourism. However, problems such as inefficient operation, environmental pollution, and slow industrial upgrading have become prominent in the development process of China’s tourism industry in recent years, in which a gap exists with the realization of high-quality development goals. Therefore, scientific control of the gap and deviation between the actual development level and the high-quality development goals of tourism is helpful for promoting the green and sustainable development of regional tourism. This study, taking the Taihu Lake Basin as an example, made a systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the spatial-temporal pattern of high-quality development mismatch of tourism from 2010 to 2019, using the health distance model to analyze its spatiotemporal evolution characteristics, and combining the obstacle degree model and qualitative comparative analysis of fuzzy set to analyze its influencing mechanism. The empirical results show that: (1) the mismatch degree of high-quality development of tourism in the Taihu Lake Basin shows a downward trend, and the regional imbalance is prominent, showing polarization characteristics; (2) among the six systems, only the green system and the cultural and tourism resource system are in the matching type, the dominant system of mismatch type is different in each city, and it shows the characteristics of the transformation from external environmental obstacle to internal environmental obstacle in the process of transition from mismatch type to matching type; (3) the spatiotemporal pattern of high-quality development mismatch of tourism is the result of six systems working together, in which the innovative development system is the core driving force, the coordinated development system is the potential driving force, the green development system is the direct driving force, the open development system has the guiding function, the shared development system is the external driving force, and the literature and tourism resource system is the basic driving force. Therefore, the paper puts forward three types of combination paths and corresponding suggestions that can promote the transformation and upgrading of tourism and achieve coordinated development of the Taihu Lake Basin.

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The influence of job accessibility on local residential segregation of ethnic minorities: A study of Hong Kong

Cited by 10 publications

References 76 publications

Spatial Mismatch, Different Labor Markets and Precarious Employment: The Case of Hong Kong

Spatial Mismatch, Different Labor Markets and Precarious Employment: The Case of Hong Kong

Residential Age Segregation: Evidence from a Rapidly Ageing Asian City

Spatial-Temporal Pattern of Mismatch Degree of High-Quality Tourism Development and Its Formation Mechanism in Taihu Lake Basin, China

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