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Urban Villages in China: Issues from Rapid Urbanization and Society Transformation

Cheng, Yuqiong
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306498629

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2011, MCP, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Community Planning.
Urban villages have emerged as a unique phenomenon in China, resulting from rapid urbanization, and then they affect the development of Chinese cities. This thesis analyzes urban villages in China, their characteristics and existing renewal efforts, and tries to investigate proposed solutions to improve their physical renewal, housing provisions, management regulations, and socio-cultural conditions. The city of Shenzhen is used as a major case study to illustrate the issues with urban villages. Through the analysis of several data and physical conditions, the problem of urban villages in the city is assessed as well as the current need for solutions. The review of literature and policy analysis showed that current policy makes urban village reform more difficult, while current renewal patterns can work for different conditions of urban villages. Through case studies, lessons from history and successful cases are used to improve the quality of life for the needs of the innovations of urban villages. Based on the above findings, a recommended concept design is proposed and is applied to a real urban village in the city of Shenzhen.
Menelaos Triantafillou, MLA (Committee Chair)
Jayanta Chatterjee, MArchMRP (Committee Member)
102 p.
Urban Planning
Urban Village; Land Use; Urbanization; Urban Renewal

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  • Cheng, Y. (2011). Urban Villages in China: Issues from Rapid Urbanization and Society Transformation [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306498629

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cheng, Yuqiong. Urban Villages in China: Issues from Rapid Urbanization and Society Transformation. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306498629.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cheng, Yuqiong. "Urban Villages in China: Issues from Rapid Urbanization and Society Transformation." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306498629

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