Exploring the Adequacy of Massive Constructed Public Housing in China

Xiaolong Gan, Jian Zuo, Tao Wen and Yujuan She
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Xiaolong Gan: College of Economics and Management, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Jian Zuo: School of Architecture & Built Environment, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5000, Australia
Tao Wen: College of Economics and Management, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Yujuan She: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Chongqing University of Science & Technology, Chongqing 401331, China

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 7, 1-17

Abstract: Public housing programs are an effective strategy to provide adequate housing, not only in developed countries, but also developing countries. This study holistically investigates the sitting occupants’ perception of adequate housing towards their public housing units using Chongqing, a typical city in western China, as a case study. Results showed that generally, the public rental housing (PRH) programs were perceived to be adequate by their residents in the estates sampled. The components of neighborhood environment, housing unit, and affordability were the top three factors affecting the overall housing adequacy. The importance of physical aspects as well as the nonphysical aspects of adequate housing is likely to change according to their residential purpose. Therefore, the residential purpose of residents should be taken into consideration when planning the physical and nonphysical elements of public housing programs. Meanwhile, socioeconomic characteristics of age, family income, family members, residence length, and housing types have significant effects on overall housing adequacy and its components. These findings shed some useful insights on the sustainable development of public housing in China and provide a useful reference for future public housing developments in developing countries. The provision of adequate housing also helps to attract and retain talent, which consequently improves the competitiveness of the city.

Keywords: housing adequacy; public housing; neighborhood environment; housing unit; affordability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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