Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Implications of Urban Residential Space Based on the New Commercial Housing in Xi’an, China, 2006–2022

Xiaoying Bai, Wenheng Wu (), Limeng Liu, Wanying Shang and Haixia Dong
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Xiaoying Bai: College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
Wenheng Wu: College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
Limeng Liu: College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
Wanying Shang: College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
Haixia Dong: School of Public Security, Northwest University of Political Science and Law, Xi’an 710122, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 19, 1-21

Abstract: Since 1998, comprehensive housing marketization has led to a more complex urban residential space structure in China, as evidenced by the changes in new commercial housing. The current stage is critical for China in its pursuit of high-quality and sustainable urban development, with the spatial structure of housing being a key aspect in achieving this goal. In order to clarify the characteristics of the urban residential space in China and grasp the spatio-temporal changes of new commercial housing, this study takes the data of new commercial housing projects in Xi’an, northwest China, from 2006 to 2022 as the basis, and uses the GIS method to explore the characteristics of the spatio-temporal evolution of the urban residential space and to investigate the factors influencing it. The results reveal changes in the number, size, and spatial distribution of new commercial housing in Xi’an. The evolution of residential space is influenced by cultural and social changes, population, and economic factors, in addition to the main influence of national policies. The renewal of urban villages into commercial housing projects is a prominent feature of changes in urban residential space, which saves construction land and improves residents’ living conditions. Finally, the expansion of urban residential space parallels the urbanization process, showing a pattern of ‘external expansion accompanied by internal renewal’, and the evolution process and property rights management are different from those of other countries.

Keywords: commercial housing; urban residential space; spatio-temporal evolution; urban villages; Xi’an; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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