The jobs-housing relationship and commuting in Guangzhou, China: Hukou and dual structure

Li, Siming; Yi, Liu

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.06.014

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“…The data used in this study are based on a household survey we conducted in Guangzhou in late 2012 in conjunction with a team of scholars from Hong Kong Baptist University, Sun Yat‐sen University and Duke University. Guangzhou, one of the largest and fastest growing metropolises in China, has experienced both massive urban redevelopment and tremendous physical expansion since the early 1990s (Li and Liu, ). The basic development strategy here was one of ‘advancement in the east, linkage with the west, expansion in the south and optimization in the north’ (Guangzhou Municipal Government, ).…”

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“…Tianhe District to the east of the old city has been the focus of urban growth since the founding of the Guangzhou Economic and Technical Development Zone in 1984. Subsequent mega projects included Tianhe Business Center and Zhujiang New Town, the city's new central business district (CBD); Pazhou Convention and Exhibition Center; and Guangzhou High‐Tech Development Zone (Li and Liu, ). In Panyu District, across the Pearl River in the south, mushrooming new commodity housing estates are drawing more and more residents, facilitated by the construction and extension of the metro lines and elevated expressways to these districts.…”

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The Spatial Pattern of Residential Mobility in Guangzhou, China

Li¹,

Mao²

2018

Int J Urban Regional Res

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In urban China, residential mobility behaviors have changed fundamentally in recent decades. While research has been undertaken on the trends and causes of residential relocation for different population groups, less attention has been paid to micro‐level processes of residential change, yet the latter underscore urban dynamics. This study addresses this through a survey conducted in Guangzhou in late 2012, which analyzes the spatial flows of residential shifts within and between three distance zones—inner core, inner suburbs and outer suburbs—to reveal complex mobility trends. In particular, hukou or household registration status, socio‐economic status, the nature and rank of employment, and tenure were found to have varied effects on the probability of inward and outward shifts. More specifically, while outward shifts in recent years mainly involved local hukou holders, families with higher education levels, a higher socio‐economic status or those working for government departments and public institutions were found to be more likely to settle in high‐rise commodity housing in the inner core. The majority of non‐hukou migrants, by contrast, moved within the same street or between adjacent streets within the same suburban area, while age, socio‐economic status and homeownership were found to increase an individual's chance of an inward shift.

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The Spatial Pattern of Residential Mobility in Guangzhou, China

Li¹,

Mao²

2018

Int J Urban Regional Res

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“…Zhao and Howden-Chapman (2010) found that the hukou system can reduce migrant families' chances of finding employment and increase their time spent commuting. Residents with different hukou will have different job-housing relationships (Na et al 2017;Li and Liu 2016). The rest of this paper is organized as follows.…”

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Subjective well-being in China: how much does commuting matter?

Zhu

Chen

et al. 2017

Transportation

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With rapidly increasing urbanization and motorization in China, the effect of commuting on residents' subjective well-being (SWB) is likely growing. We used 13,261 individual, 124 city, and 401 neighbourhood samples from the 2014 China Labour-Force Dynamics Survey (CLDS 2014) and applied multilevel mixed-effects ordered probit regressions to investigate the relationship between commuting and SWB. We found huge differences between urban and rural areas in relation to commuting. Urban respondents' daily average commuting time was 0.56 h while rural respondents' daily average commuting time was 0.41 h. Further, the daily average commute time for residents living in cities with high urbanization rates ([ 70%) was longer than for those living in cities with low urbanization rates (\ 70%). The subjective well-being of residents who commute by walking or cycling was significantly lower than that of those who commute by other transportation modes. The regression results indicated that the longer the commute time, the lower the subjective well-being. Among residents who live in rural areas or cities with low urbanization, subjective well-being was more easily affected by commuting time.

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“…For instance, high-income workers are more likely to accept longer commutes in order to fulfil their residential preferences [27]. Li and Liu [28] established that residents with different types of hukou (i.e., a household registration record that establishes a person as a resident of a given area and assigns benefits based on residency) also have different commuting patterns. Residents without hukou (e.g., migrants living in urban villages) tend to have a more balanced job-housing relationship and spend less time on commuting than hukou holders.…”

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Transportation Equity in China: Does Commuting Time Matter?

Chen

Shi

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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Urban commuting, a facet of transportation equity, is an important factor that shapes social equity. Little is known about how commuting practices shape individuals' perceptions of social equity. To fill this gap, we conducted a multilevel regression using data from the China Labour-force Dynamics Survey 2016. We found that commuters who used private cars had the highest level of perceived social equity, while those who used bicycles had the lowest. Commuting time had a significant negative effect on respondents' perceived social equity. This study verifies the "commuting paradox" to some extent, as income had no moderating effect on the relationship between commuting time and perceived social equity, which suggests that the social inequity caused by long commutes is not alleviated by higher wages. We also found that the perceived social equity of respondents who commuted on foot or by motorcycle was significantly negatively affected by commuting time. Based on our findings, we propose four ways to alleviate social inequity caused by commuting inequities: consider the commuting time sensitivity of different types of commuters, pay attention to the social equity issues caused by different transportation modes, provide more equitable commuting ways for low-income people, and prioritise public transportation.

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The jobs-housing relationship and commuting in Guangzhou, China: Hukou and dual structure

Cited by 66 publications

References 46 publications

The Spatial Pattern of Residential Mobility in Guangzhou, China

The Spatial Pattern of Residential Mobility in Guangzhou, China

Subjective well-being in China: how much does commuting matter?

Transportation Equity in China: Does Commuting Time Matter?

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