The Impacts of Urban Environments on Community Trust of the Low-Income Group: A Case Study for the Pearl River Delta Region

Gang Xu, Yuxin Liao, Yixin Jiang, Peiyao Xu, Lilin Yang, Wenhua Huang, Manru Zhang and Rong Wu ()
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Gang Xu: Guangdong Urban & Rural Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510290, China
Yuxin Liao: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510062, China
Yixin Jiang: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510062, China
Peiyao Xu: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510062, China
Lilin Yang: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510062, China
Wenhua Huang: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510062, China
Manru Zhang: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510062, China
Rong Wu: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510062, China

Land, 2022, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Under the burgeoning development of urbanization in China, the low-income groups have received attention recently. By applying a linear regression model and utilizing the date from the 2016 China Labor-force Dynamics Survey, this study has explored the effects of urban environments on the community trust in low-income groups, paying particular attention to the difference between local residents and migrants in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). The empirical findings suggest the following: (1) community trust in low-income groups is influenced by social environment dimension, urban space dimension, and sociodemographic characteristics. Specifically, urbanization rate, population density, POl density, land development intensity, social contact, self-rated health, and age have significant effects on the community trust of low-income groups. (2) For local residents, social environment dimension (social contact), urban space dimension (urbanization rate), and sociodemographic characteristics (political status, hukou status, age, and self-rated health) have significant effects on community trust. (3) In the case of migrants, only the sociodemographic characteristics (working in private enterprises or organizations and in agriculture) have a significant impact on community trust. According to the empirical results, the optimization of physical space and social space should consider low-income groups’ needs in livable community planning.

Keywords: community trust; livable community; low-income group; the Pearl River Delta; urban environments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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