Wang, M;
Zhang, F;
Wu, F;
(2022)
Governing urban redevelopment: A case study of Yongqingfang in Guangzhou, China.
Cities
, 120
, Article 103420. 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103420.
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Abstract
Chinese cities have experienced large-scale urban demolition and renewal. An extensive body of literature describes urban demolition and displacement through the dynamics of property-led redevelopment and gentrification. Rising social contestation is recently noted in the literature. However, a pilot project in Guangzhou introduced an approach of ‘micro-rehabilitation’ or ‘small-scale renovation’ (weigaizao) in 2015. Since then, it has become an exemplar of the new urban redevelopment policy in China. In this pilot project, generating land profits is not a policy objective. Rather, employment creation and neighbourhood conservation are explicitly required. We find that although the project is operated by Vanke, the major property developer in China, the change of policy from demolition to minor refurbishment and rehabilitation reflects the role of the state. Despite preserving the traditional housing style, the neighbourhood has been transformed from residential uses to offices, shops, museums and hotels for tourists. This micro-rehabilitation, in fact, has generated significant impacts.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Governing urban redevelopment: A case study of Yongqingfang in Guangzhou, China |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103420 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103420 |
| 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: | Urban redevelopment, Historic district, Weigaizao, Urban governance, 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/10133623 |
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