Exploring Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Urban Village Redevelopment: The Case of Shenzhen, China

Yani Lai, Lin Jiang and Xiaoxiao Xu
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Yani Lai: Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518052, China
Lin Jiang: Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518052, China
Xiaoxiao Xu: School of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 9, 1-26

Abstract: The redevelopment of urban villages is a prominent part of urban renewal in China, which has attracted much attention from the academic community. However, the understanding of when and where the redevelopment of urban villages occurs is still limited partly because of the lack of empirical analysis. Through exploratory spatial data and overlay analyses, this study examines the spatio-temporal distribution characteristics based on data from 277 urban village redevelopment projects in Shenzhen, China, between 2010 and 2018. Results demonstrate that the redevelopment of urban villages occurs in central and suburban areas but rarely occurs in the periphery of the city. The overall spatial distribution is spatially clustered, having become increasingly significant from 2010 to 2018. In the beginning, the redevelopment of urban villages was dispersed in diverse areas and partly expanded into adjacent neighbourhoods. A majority of redevelopment took place in areas near the planning urban centres and the planning subway stations, which are almost in Density Zones I–III. The findings of this study contribute to new spatio-temporal perspectives in the global process mechanism of urban village redevelopment and call for special attention to the significant influences of state intervention, which is an informative reference for future sustainable urban development.

Keywords: land redevelopment; urban village redevelopment; spatial analysis; land use; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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