Village resettlement and social relations in transition: the case of Suzhou, China

Wu, Weiping; Zhang, Min; Qing, Yuxin; Li, Yan

doi:10.3828/idpr.2018.27

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“…Capital and power have played a significant role in promoting the rapid development and growth urbanisation, but the gap between regions and the inequalities in incomes between urban and rural areas in Jiangsu province have not been correspondingly reduced, which has led to a number of potential social risks and spatial inequalities (Ye et al, 2017). Moreover, residents tend not to form close social relationships with each other and social interaction is not very dynamic in Jiangsu province (Wu et al, 2019). The range of the best and worst positions is relatively small, being within the interval [4,6].…”

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Towards sustainability: An assessment of an urbanisation bubble in China using a hierarchical - Stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis - Choquet integral method

Gao

Cao

Zhang

et al. 2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Urbanisation bubbles have become an increasingly serious problem. Attention has been paid to the speed of urbanisation; however, the issue of quality has been neglected, particularly in the case of China. Therefore, the aim of this research is to evaluate China's urbanisation bubbles by employing a hierarchical -stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis (SMAA) -Choquet integral method. In order to highlight regional disparities, we measure the urbanisation bubbles at a provincial level. Our study aggregates the urbanisation bubble indices using the Choquet integral preference model, and considers the interactions between various indicators. Furthermore, robust ordinal regression and SMAA are applied to resolve the robustness issues associated with the entire set of weights assigned to the urbanisation bubble composite indicator. In addition, by employing a multiple criteria hierarchy process, the study aggregates urbanisation bubble indices not only at the comprehensive level, but also at the intermediate levels of the hierarchy. Our findings suggest that the ranking of urbanisation bubbles is positively related to the level of regional development. This study contributes to the evaluation of regional urbanisation and sustainable development.

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Section: Results and Findingsmentioning

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Towards sustainability: An assessment of an urbanisation bubble in China using a hierarchical - Stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis - Choquet integral method

Gao

Cao

Zhang

et al. 2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Residential satisfaction, however, should not automatically be equated with positive outcomes in other aspects of their relocation (see for example: Goetz, 2013). There is also growing interest in the community life of resettled residents (Du, Song, & Li, 2021;Liu et al, 2017;Wu et al, 2019;Zhang, Wu, & Zhong, 2018;Zhang, Wu, Zhong, Zeng, & Wang, 2017). Du et al (2021) posits that indigenous residents avoid interacting with resettled rural residents due to prejudice and stigmatisation whilst Zhang et al (2018) finds that many resettled rural villagers avoid interacting with urban residents and only engage with fellow rural neighbours.…”

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“…Du et al (2021) posits that indigenous residents avoid interacting with resettled rural residents due to prejudice and stigmatisation whilst Zhang et al (2018) finds that many resettled rural villagers avoid interacting with urban residents and only engage with fellow rural neighbours. Drawing on the case of resettled villagers in Suzhou, Wu et al (2019) show that relations with neighbours have become more superficial and mutual neighbourly support has decreased after resettlement. Residents with higher income and more family members tend to have better neighbourly relations whilst living in apartments with smaller living space have impeded on neighbourly relations.…”

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Can residents regain their community relations after resettlement? Insights from Shanghai

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This article investigates whether residents have been able to regain their sense of belonging and neighbourliness after being resettled in urban China and what factors have prevented or enabled them to do so. There is a growing body of work examining the post-resettlement community relations of residents. However, this process of community rebuilding is mostly understood as resident-led and little is known about the role and influence of state actions such as state-led community building and changing resettlement policies. Our study addresses this gap by drawing on the case of Hesha Hangcheng which is one of Shanghai’s major relocation settlements. Our findings, from analysing a household survey and interviews, show that the sense of belonging and neighbourly relations of residents are poorer compared to before they were resettled. The analysis further reveals that residents who are more satisfied with their new housing and neighbourhood tend to have better neighbourly relations and sense of belonging compared to those who are not satisfied and feel they have lost out from the resettlement. Additionally, the state’s efforts in rebuilding communities by providing more community organisations and activities have given residents a platform to encounter each other and help facilitate neighbourliness and a sense of belonging. Theoretically, our study contributes by revealing the interplay between residents and state-led community rebuilding efforts and how they have affected post-resettlement community relations.

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“…However, since the early 1990s and with changing institutional context, TVEs have been privatized and globalizing Sunan has become a new strategy of regional development (Wei, 2010). Particularly, in China's recent shift toward integrated urban–rural development, Sunan played a major role in pioneering rural development and was also among one of the first regions to develop strategies for coordinating industry and agriculture (Wu, Zhang, Qing, & Li, 2018; Zhang, Wu, Zhong, Zeng, & Wang, 2017). As a result, Sunan has witnessed a substantial transition of land use and becomes an ideal field for rural studies in both land use and development terms (Li, Gao, & Chen, 2020; Long, Liu, Wu, & Dong, 2009).…”

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Beyond the bid‐rent: Two tales of land use transition in contemporary China

Gao

Chen

et al. 2020

Growth and Change

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The bid‐rent curve has long been recognized as a persistent law in urban and regional studies. We challenge this orthodox theory by highlighting two limitations in demystifying patterns of urban land redevelopment and rural land use utility in transitional China. Empirical evidence shows that distance still matters to both urban and rural land use transition. However, the property‐oriented and scale‐sensitive functional structure of redevelopment is not exactly what Alonso suggested. The temptation of urbanization, coupled with the resistance of rural revitalization, results in an inverted bid‐rent curve in terms of the utilization of rural housing land. The dual‐track nature of both urban–rural household registration (hukou) and land use systems contributes a lot for these unconventional findings. We can therefore summarize that transition of land use in both urban and rural China is largely institutionally driven, and the Chinese government is the dominant agent of creating a unique trajectory of spatial restructuring.

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Village resettlement and social relations in transition: the case of Suzhou, China

Cited by 19 publications

References 21 publications

Towards sustainability: An assessment of an urbanisation bubble in China using a hierarchical - Stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis - Choquet integral method

Towards sustainability: An assessment of an urbanisation bubble in China using a hierarchical - Stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis - Choquet integral method

Can residents regain their community relations after resettlement? Insights from Shanghai

Beyond the bid‐rent: Two tales of land use transition in contemporary China

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