The Impact of Urban Renewal on Spatial–Temporal Changes in the Human Settlement Environment in the Yangtze River Delta, China

Linzi Zheng, Yongjie Zheng () and Zhengbo Fu ()
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Linzi Zheng: College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Yongjie Zheng: College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Zhengbo Fu: Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100000, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-19

Abstract: China’s rapid urbanization drive, marked by extensive urban renewal projects, necessitates a meticulous examination of their transformational impact on the human settlement environment (HSE) across urban landscapes. This study investigates the impact of China’s urban renewal progress on the spatial–temporal changes in the HSE from 2009 to 2019, using data from 40 prefecture-level cities in the Yangtze River Delta. Our findings reveal an overall positive relationship between the spatio–temporal evolution of urban renewal and the HSE, suggesting that urban renewal projects have had a beneficial impact, particularly following the announcement of China’s New Urbanization policy in 2014. However, the extent of this positive impact varied among different areas, with more significant improvements observed in core cities and economically developed areas. Additionally, our study uncovered significant variations in how urban renewal influenced the HSE over time. We found that the primary influencing factor shifted from material renewal to industrial renewal. These findings offer valuable insights for improving the HSE during urban renewal processes, both in China and other regions undergoing rapid urbanization.

Keywords: urban renewal; spatial–temporal evolution; human settlement environment; the Yangtze River Delta (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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