(De-)Activating the growth machine for redevelopment: The case of Liede urban village in Guangzhou

Youliang Guo, Chengguo Zhang, Ya Ping Wang and Xun Li
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Youliang Guo: Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China; and Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Chengguo Zhang: Urbanisation Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Ya Ping Wang: University of Glasgow, UK
Xun Li: Sun Yat-sen University, P.R. China

Urban Studies, 2018, vol. 55, issue 7, 1420-1438

Abstract: This research investigates the mechanism of urban village redevelopment in south China. Through a revised typology of place entrepreneurs based on the growth machine thesis and a case study of Liede village in central Guangzhou, it illustrates how land-based interests embedded in an imbalanced power relationship can (de-)activate urban village redevelopment. The study reveals that while urban villagers, as represented by the village collective, have entrenched interests in the redevelopment process, the city government – as monopolistic land manager and place entrepreneur – plays the deciding role in forging and halting a growth machine geared towards urban village redevelopment. Although developers are also part of the process, the (de-)activation of redevelopment growth machine/coalition in Guangzhou has largely been dominated by the city government. With a comparative view on the original growth machine model, it is hoped that this study would furnish both theoretical and practical thoughts for future research.

Keywords: growth machine; Guangzhou; place entrepreneurs; redevelopment; urban village; 增长机器; 广州; ä¼ ä¸šå®¶å¼ åœ°æ–¹æ”¿åºœ; 改é€; åŸŽä¸­æ ‘ (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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