Rail-Induced Social Changes in Central Guangzhou, China

Jianling Li (), Changdong Ye and Jiangxue Yang
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Jianling Li: College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs, University of Texas at Arlington, 601 W. Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Changdong Ye: Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Jiangxue Yang: Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-13

Abstract: The economic benefits of rail development are well researched, but the social effects of rail are largely understudied, especially in China. We analyze the association between educational attainment level and urban rail development using the 2000 and 2010 census data from Central Guangzhou, China, and a linear mixed-effects modeling approach. Our results indicate that the change in education level is greater in rail neighborhoods than in non-rail neighborhoods in the central area of Guangzhou, and that the rail/metro-induced effect on educational attainment level is evidenced. This research contributes to the existing literature by exploring a new method for this line of research and providing empirical evidence of social changes in a city that has experienced rapid economic growth and pioneered rail development in China, a developing country. The limitations and implications of the research are discussed.

Keywords: TOD; transit/metro-induced gentrification; education effect of urban rail; linear mixed-effects model; Guangzhou; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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