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

• Superior document: The Urban Book
• Author: Pryce, Gwilym.
• TeilnehmendeR: Wang, Ya-ping.; Chen, Yu.; Shan, Jingjing.; Wei, Houkai.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: The Urban Book
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (372 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This open access book explores new research directions in social inequality and urban segregation. With the goal of fostering an ongoing dialogue between scholars in Europe and China, it brings together an impressive team of international researchers to shed light on the entwined processes of inequa...

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