Urban Inequality and Segregation in Europe and China : : Towards a New Dialogue.

• Superior document: The Urban Book Series
• Author: Pryce, Gwilym.
• TeilnehmendeR: Wang, Ya-ping.; Chen, Yu.; Shan, Jingjing.; Wei, Houkai.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: The Urban Book Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (372 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• 1 Introduction: Urban Inequality and Segregation in Europe and China
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Overview
• 1.2.1 Part I: Lessons from Europe
• 1.2.2 Part II: Urban Inequality and Integration in China
• 1.2.3 Part III: Future Directions
• 1.3 Conclusion
• References
• Part I Lessons from Europe
• 2 Re-Theorising Spatial Segregation: A European Perspective
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Traditional Approaches to Studying Segregation
• 2.3 Relational Perspectives: The Scale and the Distance
• 2.3.1 Multiple Scales
• 2.3.2 The Periphery: Borders
• 2.4 Beyond Residential Segregation
• 2.4.1 School Segregation
• 2.4.2 Workplace Segregation
• 2.4.3 Other Domains of Segregation
• 2.5 Segregation at the Micro-Ecological Scale
• 2.6 Time-Space Geography of Segregation
• 2.6.1 Activity Space Segregation
• 2.6.2 Segregation Over Time
• 2.7 Geographies of Encounter and Breaking Down Segregation
• 2.8 Conclusions and Future Directions
• References
• 3 Income Inequality and Residential Segregation in European Cities
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.1.1 Link Between Income Inequality and Residential Segregation
• 3.2 Data and Methods
• 3.3 Findings: Income Inequality and Residential Segregation in Europe
• 3.3.1 Changes in the Level of Income Inequality
• 3.3.2 Levels and Changes in Residential Segregation
• 3.4 Conclusions and Future Research Avenues
• References
• Part II Urban Inequality and Segregation in China
• 4 Research on Residential Segregation in Chinese Cities
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Urban Segregation During the Central Planning Period
• 4.3 Socio-Spatial Differentiation and the Driving Forces After 1978
• 4.4 The Measurement of Segregation in Chinese Cities
• 4.5 The Consequences of Segregation in Chinese Cities
• 4.5.1 The Impacts on Social Contact.
• 4.5.2 The Impacts on Job Opportunities and Wages
• 4.6 Conclusions and Discussions
• References
• 5 Urbanisation, Migration and the Anti-Poverty Programme in China
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 China's Urbanisation and New Stage of Development
• 5.2.1 Settlement Rates of Rural Migrants
• 5.2.2 New Type of Urbanisation: A Period Marked by Quality Improvement
• 5.3 Impact of Urbanisation on Rural Poverty Reduction
• 5.3.1 Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas
• 5.3.2 The Role of Urbanisation in Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas
• 5.4 Urban Poverty in the Process of Migration and Urbanisation
• 5.4.1 Estimation of Poverty Rates Among the Urban Hukou Registered Population
• 5.4.2 Estimating the Scale of Urban Poverty Including Migrant Populations
• 5.4.3 Other Dimensions of Poverty Among Urban Migrant Workers
• 5.5 Conclusion
• References
• 6 Urban Villages, Their Redevelopment and Implications for Inequality and Integration
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Urban Village and Land Ownership
• 6.3 Urban Village Redevelopment: The Case of SC Village
• 6.3.1 Life in the Half-Demolished Village
• 6.3.2 Life in the New Housing Estate
• 6.3.3 The Final Clearance
• 6.3.4 Impacts on Renters and Migrants
• 6.3.5 Other Parties in the Redevelopment Process
• 6.4 Conclusion
• References
• 7 Renovation of Shantytowns and Construction of New Communities
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Phases and Features of Shantytown Renovation
• 7.2.1 Three Phases of Shantytown Renovation
• 7.2.2 Four Types of Shantytown Renovation
• 7.2.3 Main Achievements in Shantytown Renovation
• 7.3 Shantytowns Separation from Mainstream Society
• 7.3.1 Industrial and Mining Shantytowns
• 7.3.2 Slum-Dwellings in Reclamation Areas
• 7.3.3 Shantytowns in State-Owned Forestry Areas
• 7.3.4 Urban Shantytowns: Examples from Beiliang, Baotou City.
• 7.4 Shantytown Renovation and the Remodelling of Communities
• 7.4.1 Shantytown Development of Community Organisations: Liaoning
• 7.4.2 Housing Regeneration and Community Reconstruction in Jiangxi
• 7.4.3 Forest-Area Shantytown Renovation
• 7.4.4 Shantytown Regeneration in Urban Areas
• 7.5 Social Characteristics of Newly Renovated Shantytowns
• 7.5.1 Urban Regeneration as an Agent for Social Mobility
• 7.5.2 Reconfigured Living Space for Lower-Income Urban Dwellers
• 7.5.3 Shantytown Regeneration as a Two-Way Process
• 7.5.4 Community Infrastructure and Improved Services
• 7.6 Comparative Analysis of Community Reconstruction Projects
• 7.6.1 Mechanisms to Build the Capacity for Self-Development Across Urban Shantytowns
• 7.6.2 Sustainable Development in State-Owned Agricultural and Forestry Areas
• 7.6.3 Ageing Populations in State-Run Industrial and Mining Settlements
• 7.7 Conclusion
• References
• 8 Public Service Provision in China: Towards a More Equal Access System
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Evaluating Levels of Equality in Accessing Basic Public Services
• 8.2.1 The Evaluation Index System
• 8.2.2 Establish Theil Index Model to Measure Equality of Access to Basic Public Services
• 8.2.3 TOPSIS Evaluation of Basic Public Service Level
• 8.3 Results and Analysis
• 8.3.1 Descriptive Statistics
• 8.3.2 Inequality of Access to Basic Public Services Among Different Regions
• 8.3.3 Urban-Rural Inequality of Access to Basic Public Services
• 8.3.4 Intra-Urban Inequality in Access to Basic Public Services
• 8.4 Policy Implications
• 8.4.1 Administrative and Expenditure Responsibilities
• 8.4.2 Transfer Payment System
• 8.4.3 Public Service Supply
• 8.4.4 Integration of Resources
• 8.4.5 Use of Information Technology
• 8.4.6 Standardisation of Laws and Regulations
• 8.5 Conclusions and Recommendations
• References.
• 9 Housing Policies for Rural Migrant Workers in China
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Housing for Rural Migrants
• 9.2.1 Housing Conditions
• 9.2.2 Housing Security
• 9.2.3 Housing Affordability
• 9.2.4 Government and Market Failures
• 9.3 Changes to Housing Policies for Rural Migrant Workers
• 9.3.1 The First Stage: Lack-of-Policy Period (1998-2004)
• 9.3.2 The Second Stage: Exploration Period (2005-2010)
• 9.3.3 The Third Stage: Unified Integration Period (2011 to Present)
• 9.4 Evaluation of Housing Policies
• 9.4.1 The Fairness of Policy Objectives
• 9.4.2 Synchronisation with Legal and Other Policies
• 9.4.3 The Appropriateness of Policy
• 9.4.4 The Enforceability of Policy
• 9.4.5 The Actual Effect of Policy
• 9.5 Policy Implications
• 9.5.1 Coordination of Urban-Rural Land and Housing Systems
• 9.5.2 Housing Laws, Regulations and Security Systems
• 9.5.3 Affordable Housing
• 9.5.4 Land Reform
• 9.5.5 Urban Housing Management
• 9.6 Conclusion
• References
• Part III Future Directions for Research and Policy
• 10 Multi-scale Inequality and Segregation: Theory and Estimation
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Conceptual Framework
• 10.3 Exemplifying Multilevel Segregation-Shijiazhuang, China
• 10.4 Ethnic Residential Segregation
• 10.5 Segregation of Migrants
• 10.6 Discussion
• References
• 11 Characterising Social Integration Between Rural Migrants and Local Residents in Urban China: An Exploratory Social Network Analysis of Care Workers in Shanghai
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Segregation Between Rural Migrants and Urban Residents in China
• 11.3 Social Network Analysis in Understanding Segregation
• 11.4 The Case of Migrant Care Workers in Shanghai
• 11.4.1 Case Study Location and Data Collection
• 11.4.2 Mixing SNA and Qualitative Methods in Examining Social Segregation
• 11.5 Conclusion
• References.
• 12 The Role of Migration Costs in Residential Sorting
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Frictions in Spatial Sorting
• 12.2.1 Incomplete Information
• 12.2.2 Discrimination
• 12.2.3 Moving Costs
• 12.3 How Economists Model Residential Choice
• 12.3.1 The 'Rosen-Roback' Framework
• 12.3.2 Technical Discussion
• 12.3.3 Reflecting on the Assumptions Implicit in Modelling Sorting Behaviour
• 12.3.4 Reconsidering Moving Costs
• 12.4 The Sorting Model Framework with an Application to the Value of Particulate Matter Reductions in the USA
• 12.5 Sorting Under High Mobility Costs: China
• 12.5.1 Migration Costs in China
• 12.5.2 A Model of Residential Location Choice in China and Implications for WTP Measurements
• 12.6 Limitations and Future Directions
• 12.6.1 Dual-Location Choice
• 12.6.2 Incomplete Information
• 12.7 Conclusion
• References
• 13 Social Frontiers: Estimating the Spatial Boundaries Between Residential Groups and Their Impacts on Crime
• 13.1 Introduction
• 13.2 Social Frontiers and Their Impact on a Society After Socialism
• 13.2.1 Social Frontiers in a Post-Socialist Society
• 13.3 Methodology
• 13.3.1 Case Study City
• 13.3.2 Data
• 13.3.3 Methods
• 13.4 Results
• 13.4.1 Overview of Social Frontiers
• 13.4.2 Social Frontiers and Neighbourhood Conflicts
• 13.5 Discussion and Conclusion
• References
• 14 Deprivation Indices in China: Establishing Principles for Application and Interpretation
• 14.1 Introduction
• 14.2 Theoretical Background to Deprivation Indices
• 14.3 Application to Shijiazhuang City in Hebei Province
• 14.3.1 Data and Study Area
• 14.3.2 Empirical Findings
• 14.4 Conclusion
• References
• 15 Future Directions for Research on Residential Segregation and Inequality in China
• 15.1 Introduction
• 15.2 Dynamics of Segregation and Its Causal Processes.
• 15.2.1 Market Sorting, Homophily Horizons and Budget Constraints.