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The variegated role of the state in different gated neighbourhoods in China

Lu, T; Zhang, F; Wu, F; (2020) The variegated role of the state in different gated neighbourhoods in China. Urban Studies , 57 (8) pp. 1642-1659. 10.1177/0042098019838423. Green open access

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Abstract

Housing commodification has led to the development of gated neighbourhoods in China. However, these gated neighbourhoods are very different, including ‘commodity housing’, affordable housing and resettlement housing. They might not be the same as the commonly known ‘gated communities’ which are characterised by both gating and private governance. Using three cases in the city of Wenzhou, we analyse the motivation of development, service provision and property management, and neighbourhood control. In commodity housing, the state is still visible and self-governance is limited, while the real estate developer has led land development and property management. In affordable housing, the state regulates standards and the prices of services, while the developer is the provider of these services. In resettlement housing, the state uses a state-owned enterprise to relocate households, while homeowners’ associations and service charges are ineffective. All these cases demonstrate the important and variegated roles of the state and provide a more nuanced understanding of these gated neighbourhoods.

Type: Article
Title: The variegated role of the state in different gated neighbourhoods in China
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/0042098019838423
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098019838423
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: development, gated communities, governance, housing, urban China
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10069912
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