Habitat International最新文献

Research on the impact of human settlement on expanding domestic demand: Evidence from 276 prefecture-level cities in China 人居环境对扩大内需的影响研究——基于276个地级市的实证研究

IF 7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International

Pub Date : 2026-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103731

Zhenlong Hao , Xiumei Ren , Yuzhu Meng

Improving human settlements serves as a significant engine for expanding domestic demand, effectively stimulating consumption, boosting investment, and injecting new momentum into economic growth. Based on a two-way fixed effects model and the Spatial Durbin Model, this paper systematically evaluates the impact of human settlements on expanding domestic demand and its spatial effects. Analyzing panel data from 276 Chinese prefecture-level and above cities (2011–2023), we find that a one-unit improvement in the human settlements significantly increases resident consumption by 5.683 %, social investment by 9.734 %, and government consumption by 1.816 %, indicating that upgrading the human settlements is an effective pathway for expanding domestic demand. Mechanism analysis reveals that the human settlements indirectly boosts domestic demand through population agglomeration and employment promotion, further verifying the existence of scale effects, agglomeration effects, and income effects. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that the positive effect of the human settlements on domestic demand is stronger in three types of cities: underdeveloped ones, those in early urbanization stages, and non-central cities. Spatial econometric results indicate that improvements in the local human settlements not only directly promote local domestic demand but also generate positive spatial spillovers to neighboring cities, while indirect effects even surpassing direct effects. Additionally, improvements in the living environment can promote an upgrade in domestic demand by influencing the structure and level of residents’ consumption. The policy implications of this paper are as follows: systematic development of the human settlements should be continuously advanced, strengthening its fundamental roles in expanding domestic demand; special attention should be paid to the mediating effects of population agglomeration and employment promotion to enhance residents' consumption capacity and the vitality of social investment; differentiated policies should be implemented to promote regionally coordinated development based on local conditions, fully unleashing the spatial spillover potential of human settlements.

改善人居环境是扩大内需、有效拉动消费、促进投资、为经济增长注入新动力的重要引擎。基于双向固定效应模型和空间德宾模型，系统评价了人居环境对扩大内需的影响及其空间效应。通过对中国276个地级及以上城市2011-2023年面板数据的分析，我们发现，每单位人居环境改善，居民消费增长5.683%，社会投资增长9.734%，政府消费增长1.816%，这表明人居环境升级是扩大内需的有效途径。机制分析表明，人居环境通过人口集聚和促进就业间接拉动内需，进一步验证了规模效应、集聚效应和收入效应的存在。异质性分析表明，人类住区对内需的正向影响在欠发达城市、城市化初期城市和非中心城市中表现得更为明显。空间计量结果表明，地方人居环境的改善不仅直接促进了当地的国内需求，而且对周边城市产生了正的空间溢出效应，间接效应甚至超过了直接效应。此外，生活环境的改善可以通过影响居民消费的结构和水平来促进内需的升级。本文的政策启示是：应不断推进人类住区的系统发展，加强其扩大内需的基础性作用；特别要重视人口集聚和就业促进的中介作用，提升居民消费能力和社会投资活力；因地制宜，实施差别化政策，促进区域协调发展，充分释放人居空间外溢潜力。

{"title":"Research on the impact of human settlement on expanding domestic demand: Evidence from 276 prefecture-level cities in China","authors":"Zhenlong Hao , Xiumei Ren , Yuzhu Meng","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103731","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103731","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Improving human settlements serves as a significant engine for expanding domestic demand, effectively stimulating consumption, boosting investment, and injecting new momentum into economic growth<strong>.</strong> Based on a two-way fixed effects model and the Spatial Durbin Model, this paper systematically evaluates the impact of human settlements on expanding domestic demand and its spatial effects. Analyzing panel data from 276 Chinese prefecture-level and above cities (2011–2023), we find that a one-unit improvement in the human settlements significantly increases resident consumption by 5.683 %, social investment by 9.734 %, and government consumption by 1.816 %, indicating that upgrading the human settlements is an effective pathway for expanding domestic demand. Mechanism analysis reveals that the human settlements indirectly boosts domestic demand through population agglomeration and employment promotion, further verifying the existence of scale effects, agglomeration effects, and income effects. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that the positive effect of the human settlements on domestic demand is stronger in three types of cities: underdeveloped ones, those in early urbanization stages, and non-central cities. Spatial econometric results indicate that improvements in the local human settlements not only directly promote local domestic demand but also generate positive spatial spillovers to neighboring cities, while indirect effects even surpassing direct effects. Additionally, improvements in the living environment can promote an upgrade in domestic demand by influencing the structure and level of residents’ consumption. The policy implications of this paper are as follows: systematic development of the human settlements should be continuously advanced, strengthening its fundamental roles in expanding domestic demand; special attention should be paid to the mediating effects of population agglomeration and employment promotion to enhance residents' consumption capacity and the vitality of social investment; differentiated policies should be implemented to promote regionally coordinated development based on local conditions, fully unleashing the spatial spillover potential of human settlements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"170 ","pages":"Article 103731"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146090805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Adjustment from rural to urban administrative division: The differential impacts of county- and township-level administrative urbanization on the provision of basic public services 城乡行政区划调整：县乡两级行政城市化对基本公共服务供给的差异影响

IF 7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International

Pub Date : 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103732

Li He , Jiangyin Wang , Zihan Feng , Jingtao Zeng , Zihan Wang

The wave of urbanization in China has driven profound changes in urban management systems. The transformation from a rural administrative system into urban governance, referred to as administrative urbanization, has become a considerable institutional force impacting the provision of public services. With institutional change theory as anchor, this study empirically analyzed the differential impacts of county- and township-level administrative urbanization on the provision of basic public services using 2009 to 2023 panel data from 281 prefecture-level cities. The results indicated that administrative urbanization at the county setting did not significantly influence public service provision but that the enhancement of such governance in townships significantly and continuously promoted public service. A heterogeneity analysis revealed that the degree of coordination between administrative and population urbanization, as well as differences in the extent of administrative urbanization in both settings, significantly affected the improvement of public services. Tests on mediation effects showed that fiscal decentralization and attention to public service were key intermediary mechanisms through which county- and township-level administrative urbanization influenced public service provision, respectively. Moreover, population urbanization exhibited stage-specific characteristics as administrative urbanization progressed: The positive effects of such phenomenon in counties emerged at higher stages of urbanization, while the impact of urbanization in townships continued to increase as population urbanization advanced. An extended analysis showed that towns, as an intermediary form of settlement between townships and subdistricts, had undergone only partial administrative transformation, thereby limiting their role in promoting public service provision. Overall, this study uncovered the hierarchical differences of institutional change in China's urbanization and provides valuable insights for other developing countries exploring the governance effects of institutional urbanization.

中国的城市化浪潮推动了城市管理体制的深刻变革。农村行政体制向城市治理的转变，即行政城市化，已成为影响公共服务提供的重要制度力量。本文以制度变迁理论为基础，利用2009 - 2023年281个地级市的面板数据，实证分析了县乡行政城市化对基本公共服务供给的差异影响。结果表明，县域行政城市化对公共服务供给的影响不显著，乡镇行政城市化对公共服务供给的影响显著，且持续促进公共服务供给。异质性分析表明，行政城市化与人口城市化的协调程度以及行政城市化程度的差异显著影响了公共服务的改善。中介效应检验表明，财政分权和对公共服务的重视分别是县域和乡镇行政城市化影响公共服务供给的关键中介机制。此外，随着行政城镇化的推进，人口城镇化也呈现阶段性特征：县域城镇化的正向效应在城镇化的高阶段显现，乡镇城镇化的正向效应则随着人口城镇化的推进而持续增强。进一步的分析表明，城镇作为乡镇和街道之间的中间定居形式，只进行了部分的行政改革，从而限制了它们在促进提供公共服务方面的作用。总体而言，本研究揭示了中国城镇化中制度变迁的等级差异，为其他发展中国家探索制度城镇化的治理效果提供了有价值的见解。

{"title":"Adjustment from rural to urban administrative division: The differential impacts of county- and township-level administrative urbanization on the provision of basic public services","authors":"Li He , Jiangyin Wang , Zihan Feng , Jingtao Zeng , Zihan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103732","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103732","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The wave of urbanization in China has driven profound changes in urban management systems. The transformation from a rural administrative system into urban governance, referred to as administrative urbanization, has become a considerable institutional force impacting the provision of public services. With institutional change theory as anchor, this study empirically analyzed the differential impacts of county- and township-level administrative urbanization on the provision of basic public services using 2009 to 2023 panel data from 281 prefecture-level cities. The results indicated that administrative urbanization at the county setting did not significantly influence public service provision but that the enhancement of such governance in townships significantly and continuously promoted public service. A heterogeneity analysis revealed that the degree of coordination between administrative and population urbanization, as well as differences in the extent of administrative urbanization in both settings, significantly affected the improvement of public services. Tests on mediation effects showed that fiscal decentralization and attention to public service were key intermediary mechanisms through which county- and township-level administrative urbanization influenced public service provision, respectively. Moreover, population urbanization exhibited stage-specific characteristics as administrative urbanization progressed: The positive effects of such phenomenon in counties emerged at higher stages of urbanization, while the impact of urbanization in townships continued to increase as population urbanization advanced. An extended analysis showed that towns, as an intermediary form of settlement between townships and subdistricts, had undergone only partial administrative transformation, thereby limiting their role in promoting public service provision. Overall, this study uncovered the hierarchical differences of institutional change in China's urbanization and provides valuable insights for other developing countries exploring the governance effects of institutional urbanization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103732"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

From informality to insight: Measuring inclusivity gaps in neighbourhood public space design through Informal Public Space Activity Diversity (IPSAD) in dense urban contexts 从非正式到洞察力：通过密集城市背景下的非正式公共空间活动多样性（IPSAD）测量邻里公共空间设计中的包容性差距

IF 7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International

Pub Date : 2026-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103726

Yuqi Jiang , Paulina Maria Neisch

Inclusivity in public open space (POS) design remains underexamined, as equity research continues to emphasize supply-side metrics such as area and accessibility. As East Asian cities densify, the gap between formal provision and lived demand becomes increasingly pronounced. Existing public open space (POS) usage assessments emphasize planned, programmed, and infrastructure-bound activities, overlooking how residents adapt space through informal, spontaneous practices. However, the spatial distribution, intensity, and diversity of these behaviors offer critical insights for inclusive design under constraint. This study foregrounds leisure- and physical-oriented Informal Public Space Activities (IPSAs)—e.g., unplanned play, casual exercise, and spontaneous gathering—as a lens to examine spatial justice in dense urban contexts. Drawing on systematic on-site observation, GIS-based analysis, and linear mixed-effects modeling across 85 parcels in 31 planned POSs in Hong Kong, the study analyzes the distribution, co-occurrence, and contextual drivers of Informal Public Space Activity Diversity (IPSAD). Key findings show that lower-SES and POS-underserved communities exhibit higher IPSAD, suggesting a greater design emphasis on inclusion in underserved contexts. Seating, child-oriented features, and fitness amenities are positively associated with informal activity diversity. Informal sedentary and low intensity uses tend to cluster around greenery, while football fields and playgrounds exhibit exceptional multifunctionality—suggesting their strategic prioritization in disadvantaged areas. These findings support a behaviourally informed framework for inclusive, adaptable, and equity-responsive POS governance in compact urban environments.

公共开放空间（POS）设计的包容性仍未得到充分研究，因为公平研究继续强调供应方面的指标，如面积和可达性。随着东亚城市的密集，正式供应与居住需求之间的差距越来越明显。现有的公共开放空间（POS）使用评估强调计划的、程序化的和受基础设施约束的活动，忽略了居民如何通过非正式的、自发的实践来适应空间。然而，这些行为的空间分布、强度和多样性为约束下的包容性设计提供了重要的见解。这项研究的前景是休闲和体力为导向的非正式公共空间活动（IPSAs），例如：、无计划的玩耍、随意的锻炼和自发的聚会——作为审视密集城市环境中空间正义的镜头。通过系统的现场观察、基于gis的分析和线性混合效应建模，研究了香港31个规划公共空间的85个地块，分析了非正式公共空间活动多样性（IPSAD）的分布、共现性和背景驱动因素。主要研究结果表明，社会经济地位较低和社会地位低下的社区表现出更高的IPSAD，这表明在设计上更强调在服务不足的环境中融入。座位、面向儿童的功能和健身设施与非正式活动的多样性呈正相关。非正式的久坐和低强度的使用倾向于围绕绿色植物聚集，而足球场和操场则表现出特殊的多功能，这表明它们在弱势地区的战略优先。这些发现为紧凑城市环境中包容性、适应性和公平响应性POS治理提供了行为信息框架。

{"title":"From informality to insight: Measuring inclusivity gaps in neighbourhood public space design through Informal Public Space Activity Diversity (IPSAD) in dense urban contexts","authors":"Yuqi Jiang , Paulina Maria Neisch","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103726","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103726","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Inclusivity in public open space (POS) design remains underexamined, as equity research continues to emphasize supply-side metrics such as area and accessibility. As East Asian cities densify, the gap between formal provision and lived demand becomes increasingly pronounced. Existing public open space (POS) usage assessments emphasize planned, programmed, and infrastructure-bound activities, overlooking how residents adapt space through informal, spontaneous practices. However, the spatial distribution, intensity, and diversity of these behaviors offer critical insights for inclusive design under constraint. This study foregrounds leisure- and physical-oriented Informal Public Space Activities (IPSAs)—e.g., unplanned play, casual exercise, and spontaneous gathering—as a lens to examine spatial justice in dense urban contexts. Drawing on systematic on-site observation, GIS-based analysis, and linear mixed-effects modeling across 85 parcels in 31 planned POSs in Hong Kong, the study analyzes the distribution, co-occurrence, and contextual drivers of Informal Public Space Activity Diversity (IPSAD). Key findings show that lower-SES and POS-underserved communities exhibit higher IPSAD, suggesting a greater design emphasis on inclusion in underserved contexts. Seating, child-oriented features, and fitness amenities are positively associated with informal activity diversity. Informal sedentary and low intensity uses tend to cluster around greenery, while football fields and playgrounds exhibit exceptional multifunctionality—suggesting their strategic prioritization in disadvantaged areas. These findings support a behaviourally informed framework for inclusive, adaptable, and equity-responsive POS governance in compact urban environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103726"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Optimization for community green spaces based on seniors' leisure experience perceptions under daytime and nighttime scenarios 基于老年人在白天和夜间场景下的休闲体验感知，优化社区绿地

IF 7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International

Pub Date : 2026-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103733

Haiwei Li, Chongxian Chen, Xiaoxia Wen, Jing Zhang

Community Green Space (CGS) renewal is crucial for meeting the elders’ leisure needs with limited resources. Current research often overlooks the impact of day-night CGS variations on senior leisure experiences, fails to address the complexity of nonlinear effects, and overlooks the optimization goals related to the social benefits of elderly leisure. This study aims to determine CGS optimization objectives and locations based on the accessibility and spatial distribution of leisure experience perceptions (LEPs) for seniors in daytime and nighttime scenarios, using spatial overlay and aggregation analysis, nonlinear impact assessment, and heuristic algorithms. Key insights are: (1) LEPs differ between day and night, with high scores in community parks and high-quality residential green spaces during the day and low scores in the same areas at night. Elderly prioritize accessibility, with sense of comfort and leisure functionality valued during the day and sense of safety at night. (2) CGS factors have a significant nonlinear effect on LEPs, showing varying threshold values across day, night, and full-time scenarios. (3) Heuristic algorithms, especially NSGA-II, are effective in solving CGS location issues, selecting areas with low LEP values but high resource potential. Daytime focus is on roadside and residential green spaces in urban villages, nighttime on community parks and high-quality residential green spaces, and full-time on old urban area CGSs. This study can provide practical advice for urban planners to update elderly-friendly CGSs targeted and efficient.

社区绿地（CGS）更新是在资源有限的情况下满足长者休闲需求的关键。目前的研究往往忽视了昼夜CGS变化对老年休闲体验的影响，未能解决非线性效应的复杂性，也忽视了与老年休闲社会效益相关的优化目标。基于老年人休闲体验感知（LEPs）的可达性和空间分布特征，采用空间叠加和聚合分析、非线性影响评估和启发式算法，确定老年人休闲体验感知的优化目标和优化位置。主要发现如下：(1)lep在白天和夜间存在差异，白天社区公园和优质住宅绿地的lep得分较高，而夜间相同区域的lep得分较低。老年人优先考虑可达性，白天重视舒适和休闲功能，晚上重视安全感。(2) CGS因子对lep具有显著的非线性影响，在白天、夜间和全天情景中呈现不同的阈值。(3)启发式算法，特别是NSGA-II算法，能够有效地解决CGS定位问题，选择低LEP值但资源潜力大的区域。白天重点关注城中村的路边和住宅绿地，夜间重点关注社区公园和高品质住宅绿地，全职重点关注旧城区cgs。本研究可为城市规划者有针对性和高效率地更新老年人友好型CGSs提供实用建议。

{"title":"Optimization for community green spaces based on seniors' leisure experience perceptions under daytime and nighttime scenarios","authors":"Haiwei Li, Chongxian Chen, Xiaoxia Wen, Jing Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103733","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103733","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Community Green Space (CGS) renewal is crucial for meeting the elders’ leisure needs with limited resources. Current research often overlooks the impact of day-night CGS variations on senior leisure experiences, fails to address the complexity of nonlinear effects, and overlooks the optimization goals related to the social benefits of elderly leisure. This study aims to determine CGS optimization objectives and locations based on the accessibility and spatial distribution of leisure experience perceptions (LEPs) for seniors in daytime and nighttime scenarios, using spatial overlay and aggregation analysis, nonlinear impact assessment, and heuristic algorithms. Key insights are: (1) LEPs differ between day and night, with high scores in community parks and high-quality residential green spaces during the day and low scores in the same areas at night. Elderly prioritize accessibility, with sense of comfort and leisure functionality valued during the day and sense of safety at night. (2) CGS factors have a significant nonlinear effect on LEPs, showing varying threshold values across day, night, and full-time scenarios. (3) Heuristic algorithms, especially NSGA-II, are effective in solving CGS location issues, selecting areas with low LEP values but high resource potential. Daytime focus is on roadside and residential green spaces in urban villages, nighttime on community parks and high-quality residential green spaces, and full-time on old urban area CGSs. This study can provide practical advice for urban planners to update elderly-friendly CGSs targeted and efficient.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103733"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Uncovering the activity-based gender segregation and its association with crime 揭露以活动为基础的性别隔离及其与犯罪的关系

IF 7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International

Pub Date : 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103728

Xuan Luo , Mengzhu Zhang , Hualong Qiu , Yiyang Yang

Building gender-inclusive cities is important for gender equity. However, women face challenges in using urban spaces equally as men do, which limits women's access to economic opportunities and life chances. Gender segregation in urban spaces reflects such gender inequality, while previous studies have insufficiently quantified it. This paper addressed this gap using a human mobility big data approach to gender segregation that unfolds in residential, workplace, daytime and nighttime activities. It further examined the role of crime in shaping gender segregation because women's fear of crime is an invisible constraint on their activities when using urban spaces. The mobility trajectory of 16,574,877 mobile phone users in Guangzhou, China were examined for this end. We found a more salient gender segregation of daytime and nighttime activities than residential and workplace activities, and a positive association between crime rate and gender segregation that is stronger in the suburbs. In particular, violent and property crimes are significantly associated with residential gender segregation, while robbery crimes influence workplace gender segregation. Notably, sex assaults have significantly increased nighttime activity gender segregation. Overall, this paper advances the understanding of gendered urban spaces and social segregation, offering critical insights for policy and planning aimed at building more gender-inclusive cities.

建设性别包容的城市对性别平等至关重要。然而，女性在与男性平等使用城市空间方面面临挑战，这限制了女性获得经济机会和生活机会。城市空间的性别隔离反映了这种性别不平等，而以往的研究没有对其进行充分的量化。本文利用人类流动性大数据方法解决了这一差距，该方法在住宅、工作场所、白天和夜间活动中展开了性别隔离。它进一步审查了犯罪在形成性别隔离方面的作用，因为妇女对犯罪的恐惧是她们在使用城市空间时活动的无形限制。为此，我们研究了中国广州16574877名手机用户的移动轨迹。我们发现，与居住和工作场所活动相比，白天和夜间活动的性别隔离更为显著，而且犯罪率与性别隔离之间的正相关关系在郊区更为明显。特别是，暴力犯罪和财产犯罪与居住性别隔离显著相关，而抢劫犯罪影响工作场所性别隔离。值得注意的是，性侵犯大大增加了夜间活动的性别隔离。总体而言，本文推进了对性别城市空间和社会隔离的理解，为旨在建设更具性别包容性的城市的政策和规划提供了重要见解。

{"title":"Uncovering the activity-based gender segregation and its association with crime","authors":"Xuan Luo , Mengzhu Zhang , Hualong Qiu , Yiyang Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103728","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103728","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Building gender-inclusive cities is important for gender equity. However, women face challenges in using urban spaces equally as men do, which limits women's access to economic opportunities and life chances. Gender segregation in urban spaces reflects such gender inequality, while previous studies have insufficiently quantified it. This paper addressed this gap using a human mobility big data approach to gender segregation that unfolds in residential, workplace, daytime and nighttime activities. It further examined the role of crime in shaping gender segregation because women's fear of crime is an invisible constraint on their activities when using urban spaces. The mobility trajectory of 16,574,877 mobile phone users in Guangzhou, China were examined for this end. We found a more salient gender segregation of daytime and nighttime activities than residential and workplace activities, and a positive association between crime rate and gender segregation that is stronger in the suburbs. In particular, violent and property crimes are significantly associated with residential gender segregation, while robbery crimes influence workplace gender segregation. Notably, sex assaults have significantly increased nighttime activity gender segregation. Overall, this paper advances the understanding of gendered urban spaces and social segregation, offering critical insights for policy and planning aimed at building more gender-inclusive cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103728"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Rural residents’ preferences for low-carbon housing in Hainan, China 海南农村居民对低碳住宅的偏好

IF 7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International

Pub Date : 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103729

Yifan Ji , Tao Xu , Liuyang Yao , Dan Qiao

Low-carbon housing renovation is a crucial pathway toward achieving net-zero targets and embodying sustainable development principles. Utilizing survey data, this study employs Choice Experiment, Mixed Logit, and Latent Class models to analyze rural residents’ demand preferences for low-carbon housing and the sources of preference heterogeneity. The results indicate that, firstly, the majority of residents have a limited understanding of “low-carbon” concepts. However, approximately 70 % of the residents expressed willingness to facilitate low-carbon housing renovation. Secondly, residents show a preference for utilizing renewable energy in low-carbon housing renovations. Thirdly, based on preference heterogeneity, residents can be categorized into two groups: the “preference group for using renewable energy” and the “preference group for improving energy efficiency.” This heterogeneity primarily arises from individual differences in low-carbon cognition, education, housing satisfaction, and mastery of WeChat. It is recommended to promote the development of low-carbon housing in rural areas by advancing renewable energy utilization, improving compensation mechanisms, implementing low-carbon education and training programs, and adopting differentiated renovation strategies.

低碳住宅改造是实现净零排放目标、体现可持续发展原则的重要途径。本研究利用调查数据，运用选择实验、混合Logit和潜在阶级模型分析了农村居民对低碳住房的需求偏好及其异质性的来源。结果表明，首先，大多数居民对“低碳”概念的理解有限。然而，大约70%的居民表示愿意促进低碳住房的改造。其次，居民对利用可再生能源进行低碳住宅改造的偏好。第三，基于偏好异质性，将居民划分为“使用可再生能源偏好组”和“提高能源效率偏好组”。这种异质性主要来自低碳认知、教育程度、住房满意度和微信掌握程度的个体差异。建议从推进可再生能源利用、完善补偿机制、实施低碳教育培训、采取差异化改造战略等方面促进农村低碳住宅发展。

{"title":"Rural residents’ preferences for low-carbon housing in Hainan, China","authors":"Yifan Ji , Tao Xu , Liuyang Yao , Dan Qiao","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103729","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103729","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Low-carbon housing renovation is a crucial pathway toward achieving net-zero targets and embodying sustainable development principles. Utilizing survey data, this study employs Choice Experiment, Mixed Logit, and Latent Class models to analyze rural residents’ demand preferences for low-carbon housing and the sources of preference heterogeneity. The results indicate that, firstly, the majority of residents have a limited understanding of “low-carbon” concepts. However, approximately 70 % of the residents expressed willingness to facilitate low-carbon housing renovation. Secondly, residents show a preference for utilizing renewable energy in low-carbon housing renovations. Thirdly, based on preference heterogeneity, residents can be categorized into two groups: the “preference group for using renewable energy” and the “preference group for improving energy efficiency.” This heterogeneity primarily arises from individual differences in low-carbon cognition, education, housing satisfaction, and mastery of WeChat. It is recommended to promote the development of low-carbon housing in rural areas by advancing renewable energy utilization, improving compensation mechanisms, implementing low-carbon education and training programs, and adopting differentiated renovation strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103729"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Ethnicized marginality and governance discontinuity: The contentious embeddedness of Roma settlements in Naples 种族边缘化和治理的不连续性：那不勒斯罗姆人定居点的嵌入性

IF 7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International

Pub Date : 2026-01-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103714

Tommaso Vitale , Fabiola Midulla , Carlo Stasolla

Urban marginality is increasingly shaped by the intersection of infrastructural exclusion, governance fragmentation, and ethnicized stigmatization. This article investigates these processes through an in-depth analysis of Roma settlements in the Metropolitan region of Naples, where patterns of extreme marginalization emerge from the convergence of infrastructural deficits, governance discontinuities, and normative conflicts. Drawing on 62 semi-structured interviews, extensive participant observation, and documentary analysis, the study develops the concept of governance discontinuity to capture the multi-scalar and relational character of exclusionary dynamics. Empirically, the findings reveal how the daily lives of Roma residents are structured by persistent infrastructural decay, the absence of coordinated institutional interventions, and the production of territorial stigma, which collectively reinforce durable forms of spatial injustice. Theoretically, the article advances urban sociology by illustrating how micro-level solidarities, meso-level mediation mechanisms, and macro-level governance gaps interact within fragmented metropolitan settings. Particular attention is given to how infrastructural materialities and symbolic stigmatizations co-produce processes of urban exclusion, revealing the need for relational and conflictual approaches to understand advanced urban marginality. By situating Roma settlements within broader debates on segregation, housing precarity, and governance discontinuity, the study contributes to ongoing efforts to theorize the embeddedness of urban inequalities in the socio-political and material fabric of contemporary cities.

基础设施排斥、治理碎片化和种族污名化的交叉作用日益塑造了城市边缘性。本文通过对那不勒斯大都市区罗姆人定居点的深入分析来调查这些过程，在那里，极端边缘化的模式源于基础设施缺陷、治理不连续性和规范冲突的融合。通过62次半结构化访谈、广泛的参与者观察和文献分析，该研究发展了治理不连续的概念，以捕捉排斥性动态的多标量和关系特征。从经验上看，研究结果揭示了罗姆居民的日常生活是如何由持续的基础设施衰败、缺乏协调的制度干预以及地域耻辱的产生所构成的，这些因素共同加剧了持久的空间不公正形式。从理论上讲，本文通过阐述微观层面的团结、中观层面的调解机制和宏观层面的治理差距如何在碎片化的大都市环境中相互作用，推动了城市社会学的发展。特别关注基础设施的物质性和象征性污名化如何共同产生城市排斥的过程，揭示了需要用关系和冲突的方法来理解先进的城市边缘化。通过将罗姆人定居点置于关于种族隔离、住房不稳定和治理不连续性的更广泛辩论中，本研究有助于将城市不平等嵌入当代城市社会政治和物质结构的理论化。

{"title":"Ethnicized marginality and governance discontinuity: The contentious embeddedness of Roma settlements in Naples","authors":"Tommaso Vitale , Fabiola Midulla , Carlo Stasolla","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103714","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103714","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban marginality is increasingly shaped by the intersection of infrastructural exclusion, governance fragmentation, and ethnicized stigmatization. This article investigates these processes through an in-depth analysis of Roma settlements in the Metropolitan region of Naples, where patterns of extreme marginalization emerge from the convergence of infrastructural deficits, governance discontinuities, and normative conflicts. Drawing on 62 semi-structured interviews, extensive participant observation, and documentary analysis, the study develops the concept of governance discontinuity to capture the multi-scalar and relational character of exclusionary dynamics. Empirically, the findings reveal how the daily lives of Roma residents are structured by persistent infrastructural decay, the absence of coordinated institutional interventions, and the production of territorial stigma, which collectively reinforce durable forms of spatial injustice. Theoretically, the article advances urban sociology by illustrating how micro-level solidarities, meso-level mediation mechanisms, and macro-level governance gaps interact within fragmented metropolitan settings. Particular attention is given to how infrastructural materialities and symbolic stigmatizations co-produce processes of urban exclusion, revealing the need for relational and conflictual approaches to understand advanced urban marginality. By situating Roma settlements within broader debates on segregation, housing precarity, and governance discontinuity, the study contributes to ongoing efforts to theorize the embeddedness of urban inequalities in the socio-political and material fabric of contemporary cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103714"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Interprovincial migration of care workers from the Rust Belt to Beijing, China: The role of female agency in escaping the poverty cycle 从铁锈地带到北京的护工跨省迁移：女性代理在摆脱贫困循环中的作用

IF 7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International

Pub Date : 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103712

Ye Zhu, Ran Liu

Over the past two decades of China's deindustrialization, female workers have migrated from the Rust Belt to innovation hubs, such as Beijing, to take up paid care work in the private sector after being laid off by state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The State's Female Re-employment Project in north-east China has emphasized the crucial role of women's remittances in providing much-needed financial support to their ageing parents, spouses and children. This study examines how women in north-east China are breaking free from the cycle of poverty in the Rust Belt from an Ecofeminist Political Economy perspective. Ecofeminist discussions highlight the fact that the global crisis of low fertility rates and inadequate care, which is primarily the responsibility of feminized labor, has been overlooked by the male-dominated worlds of capital circulation and technological innovation. Studies of labor migration channels typically focus on the emigration of the elite and professionals from a low-wage to a higher-wage economy, while overlooking the role of female agency in enabling their offspring to escape to the Brain Belt. This study examines how the care worker-sending families have established a “care chain” stretching from the Rust Belt to the Brain Belt, sustaining family life and channeling their children to innovative cities. This research investigated care workers and private agents in Xicheng, Beijing, in 2023 and 2024. Firstly, the findings demonstrate the infrastructural effect of the associative power of SOE workers in facilitating the interprovincial migration of care workers from the Rust Belt to Beijing for higher salaries. Secondly, we examine how care workers have reconstituted care regimes for their children's higher education and guided them away from the Rust Belt to hierarchically higher-ordered cities. More attention needs to be paid to female agency at the micro/individual level, who were rarely recognized as a mediator or constituent of macro/regional-level labor migration channels. Whether family emigration from the Rust Belt results in a brain drain or brain gain will depend on specific conduits, such as the knowledge and norm transfer, entrepreneurship channels, and return migration.

在过去二十年的中国去工业化进程中，女性工人从“铁锈地带”迁移到北京等创新中心，在被国有企业解雇后，在私营部门从事带薪护理工作。中国东北地区的国家妇女再就业项目强调了妇女汇款在为其年迈的父母、配偶和子女提供急需的经济支持方面的关键作用。本研究从生态女性主义政治经济学的角度考察了东北地区妇女如何摆脱铁锈地带的贫困循环。生态女性主义的讨论强调了这样一个事实，即低生育率和护理不足的全球危机，这主要是女性化劳动力的责任，被男性主导的资本流通和技术创新世界所忽视。对劳动力迁移渠道的研究通常侧重于精英和专业人员从低工资经济体向高工资经济体的迁移，而忽视了女性代理在使其后代逃到“脑带”中的作用。本研究考察了派遣护工的家庭如何建立起一条从“锈带”延伸到“人才带”的“护理链”，维持家庭生活，并将他们的孩子引导到创新型城市。本研究于2023年和2024年对北京西城区的护工和私人代理进行了调查。首先，研究结果表明，国有企业员工的联合力量在促进护理人员从“铁锈地带”跨省迁移到北京以获得更高工资方面具有基础设施效应。其次，我们考察了护理工作者如何为子女的高等教育重建护理制度，并引导他们离开“铁锈地带”，前往等级更高的城市。需要更多地注意微观/个人一级的女性能动性，她们很少被认为是宏观/区域一级劳动力移徙渠道的中介或组成部分。从“铁锈地带”的家庭移民是导致人才流失还是人才获得，将取决于具体的渠道，如知识和规范转移、创业渠道和回流移民。

{"title":"Interprovincial migration of care workers from the Rust Belt to Beijing, China: The role of female agency in escaping the poverty cycle","authors":"Ye Zhu, Ran Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103712","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103712","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over the past two decades of China's deindustrialization, female workers have migrated from the Rust Belt to innovation hubs, such as Beijing, to take up paid care work in the private sector after being laid off by state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The State's Female Re-employment Project in north-east China has emphasized the crucial role of women's remittances in providing much-needed financial support to their ageing parents, spouses and children. This study examines how women in north-east China are breaking free from the cycle of poverty in the Rust Belt from an Ecofeminist Political Economy perspective. Ecofeminist discussions highlight the fact that the global crisis of low fertility rates and inadequate care, which is primarily the responsibility of feminized labor, has been overlooked by the male-dominated worlds of capital circulation and technological innovation. Studies of labor migration channels typically focus on the emigration of the elite and professionals from a low-wage to a higher-wage economy, while overlooking the role of female agency in enabling their offspring to escape to the Brain Belt. This study examines how the care worker-sending families have established a “care chain” stretching from the Rust Belt to the Brain Belt, sustaining family life and channeling their children to innovative cities. This research investigated care workers and private agents in Xicheng, Beijing, in 2023 and 2024. Firstly, the findings demonstrate the infrastructural effect of the associative power of SOE workers in facilitating the interprovincial migration of care workers from the Rust Belt to Beijing for higher salaries. Secondly, we examine how care workers have reconstituted care regimes for their children's higher education and guided them away from the Rust Belt to hierarchically higher-ordered cities. More attention needs to be paid to female agency at the micro/individual level, who were rarely recognized as a mediator or constituent of macro/regional-level labor migration channels. Whether family emigration from the Rust Belt results in a brain drain or brain gain will depend on specific conduits, such as the knowledge and norm transfer, entrepreneurship channels, and return migration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103712"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Evaluating the sustainability of rural territorial system with a social-ecological system framework: A case of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China 基于社会-生态系统框架的农村土地系统可持续性评价——以京津冀地区为例

IF 7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International

Pub Date : 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103727

Yuyu Wei , Dongyan Wang , Yuanyuan Yang , Lilin Zou , Songze Wu

Achieving global sustainable development hinges on improving the sustainability of rural territorial system (RTS). As a typical social-ecological system (SES) in rural areas, assessing RTS sustainability is essential for advancing rural revitalization and urban–rural integration. However, existing studies have not sufficiently adopted an integrated and process-oriented perspective to understand the dynamics and mechanisms of RTS sustainability. To fill this gap, we established a SES framework that conceptualizes RTS sustainability across four dimensions: human system, resource system, interactions, and outcomes. We then constructed a sustainability index (SI) to assess RTS sustainability in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in 2000, 2010, and 2020, and applied a random forest model with SHAP interpretation to identify key driving factors and characterize their nonlinear effects on SI. Evolutionary types were further identified using a self-organizing map. Results revealed that SI increased by 31.70 % from 2000 to 2020. Spatially, SI was consistently higher in the southeast and lower in the northwest; by 2020, high SI values were concentrated in the suburbs of cities of Beijing and Tianjin. During 2000–2020, land flows and allocation, economic development, and spatial connectivity were regarded as key socio-economic drivers of SI, while temperature and elevation were the main natural drivers shaping SI. Five evolutionary types were identified, and the sustainability mechanisms were interpreted with support from representative village cases. Promoting RTS sustainability requires localized measures, type-specific guidelines, and mutually beneficial urban-rural relationships. These findings offer valuable insights for rural revitalization in other similar regions.

实现全球可持续发展的关键在于提高农村领土系统的可持续性。作为典型的乡村社会生态系统，评估乡村生态系统的可持续性对推进乡村振兴和城乡一体化至关重要。然而，现有的研究并没有充分地采用一个综合的和面向过程的视角来理解RTS可持续性的动态和机制。为了填补这一空白，我们建立了一个SES框架，将RTS可持续性概念化到四个维度：人力系统、资源系统、互动和结果。在此基础上，构建了2000年、2010年和2020年京津冀地区RTS可持续发展指数（SI），并应用随机森林模型进行了SHAP解释，分析了关键驱动因素及其非线性影响。使用自组织图进一步确定了进化类型。结果表明，从2000年到2020年，SI增长了31.70%。空间上，SI呈东南高西北低的趋势；到2020年，高SI值集中在北京和天津城市的郊区。2000-2020年，土地流动与配置、经济发展和空间连通性被认为是SI的主要社会经济驱动因素，而温度和海拔是SI的主要自然驱动因素。本文确定了五种进化类型，并结合具有代表性的村庄案例对其可持续性机制进行了解释。促进RTS的可持续性需要本地化措施、特定类型的指导方针和互利的城乡关系。这些发现为其他类似地区的乡村振兴提供了有价值的见解。

{"title":"Evaluating the sustainability of rural territorial system with a social-ecological system framework: A case of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China","authors":"Yuyu Wei , Dongyan Wang , Yuanyuan Yang , Lilin Zou , Songze Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103727","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103727","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Achieving global sustainable development hinges on improving the sustainability of rural territorial system (RTS). As a typical social-ecological system (SES) in rural areas, assessing RTS sustainability is essential for advancing rural revitalization and urban–rural integration. However, existing studies have not sufficiently adopted an integrated and process-oriented perspective to understand the dynamics and mechanisms of RTS sustainability. To fill this gap, we established a SES framework that conceptualizes RTS sustainability across four dimensions: human system, resource system, interactions, and outcomes. We then constructed a sustainability index (SI) to assess RTS sustainability in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in 2000, 2010, and 2020, and applied a random forest model with SHAP interpretation to identify key driving factors and characterize their nonlinear effects on SI. Evolutionary types were further identified using a self-organizing map. Results revealed that SI increased by 31.70 % from 2000 to 2020. Spatially, SI was consistently higher in the southeast and lower in the northwest; by 2020, high SI values were concentrated in the suburbs of cities of Beijing and Tianjin. During 2000–2020, land flows and allocation, economic development, and spatial connectivity were regarded as key socio-economic drivers of SI, while temperature and elevation were the main natural drivers shaping SI. Five evolutionary types were identified, and the sustainability mechanisms were interpreted with support from representative village cases. Promoting RTS sustainability requires localized measures, type-specific guidelines, and mutually beneficial urban-rural relationships. These findings offer valuable insights for rural revitalization in other similar regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103727"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Mobilising urban village houses into local public housing provision: Towards a hybrid mode of public housing (re)production in China 将城中村房屋转化为地方公共住房：走向中国公共住房（再）生产的混合模式

IF 7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International

Pub Date : 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103672

Jin Zhu , Zhiming Chen

This study examines the innovative approaches being developed by local governments in China to meet the ambitious public housing targets through the mobilisation of existing properties in urban villages. Our empirical analysis of Shenzhen's Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) scheme reveals the emergence of a “selective expansion” approach, in which public housing simultaneously grows in scale while controlled access is maintained aligned with economic development objectives. Contrasting the common Western trajectories of residualisation, selective expansion can be seen as a third pathway that combines quantitative growth with strategic targeting under a developmental welfare regime. In short, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) acquire temporary management rights over urban village properties while the original ownership structures are maintained in a hybrid ownership arrangement involving sophisticated portfolio management strategies. The approach introduces market competition between public and private providers in which a segmented or localised unitary rental model is created. While the innovative approach helps meet central housing targets through rapid expansion, it raises questions about social equity, particularly regarding the displacement of existing urban village residents. The findings of the present study reveal how hybrid modes of housing provision emerge within state-led systems while highlighting the tensions brought by rapid expansion and social inclusion in developmental welfare contexts.

本研究考察了中国地方政府正在开发的创新方法，通过动员城中村的现有房产来实现雄心勃勃的公共住房目标。我们对深圳经济适用租赁住房（ARH）计划的实证分析揭示了一种“选择性扩张”方法的出现，在这种方法中，公共住房的规模在增长的同时，控制进入与经济发展目标保持一致。与西方常见的剩余化轨迹相比，选择性扩张可以被视为第三种途径，它将定量增长与发展福利制度下的战略目标相结合。简而言之，国有企业获得城中村物业的临时管理权，而原有的所有权结构则保持在复杂的组合管理策略的混合所有权安排中。该方法引入了公共和私人供应商之间的市场竞争，其中创建了分段或本地化的单一租赁模式。虽然这种创新的方法有助于通过快速扩张实现住房的中心目标，但它也提出了社会公平的问题，特别是关于现有城中村居民流离失所的问题。本研究的结果揭示了住房供应的混合模式是如何在国家主导的系统中出现的，同时强调了在发展福利背景下快速扩张和社会包容所带来的紧张关系。

{"title":"Mobilising urban village houses into local public housing provision: Towards a hybrid mode of public housing (re)production in China","authors":"Jin Zhu , Zhiming Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103672","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103672","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the innovative approaches being developed by local governments in China to meet the ambitious public housing targets through the mobilisation of existing properties in urban villages. Our empirical analysis of Shenzhen's Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) scheme reveals the emergence of a “selective expansion” approach, in which public housing simultaneously grows in scale while controlled access is maintained aligned with economic development objectives. Contrasting the common Western trajectories of residualisation, selective expansion can be seen as a third pathway that combines quantitative growth with strategic targeting under a developmental welfare regime. In short, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) acquire temporary management rights over urban village properties while the original ownership structures are maintained in a hybrid ownership arrangement involving sophisticated portfolio management strategies. The approach introduces market competition between public and private providers in which a segmented or localised unitary rental model is created. While the innovative approach helps meet central housing targets through rapid expansion, it raises questions about social equity, particularly regarding the displacement of existing urban village residents. The findings of the present study reveal how hybrid modes of housing provision emerge within state-led systems while highlighting the tensions brought by rapid expansion and social inclusion in developmental welfare contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103672"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0