Urban redevelopment in China has experienced great transformation. Government-backed
redevelopment has been replaced by privately funded and property-led redevelopment. This …

This article will revisit Smith's seminal argument that gentrification is a global urban strategy.
The article pays attention to the role of the state and displacement during the process of …

China's economic reforms over the past decades have given rise to the development of a
rudimentary urban land market. Although one cannot speak of a land “market” in the strict …

Within three decades, the urban housing reform in China has changed access to housing
from a system of socialist administrative allocation to that of more market-dominated housing …

Exploring the connections between globalization and urbanization, this notable book places
particular emphasis on understanding the economic function of global cities, the political …

The focus on world cities has narrowed our understanding of the globalization/city
relationship and ignores the processes of globalization occurring in almost all cities. By …

This paper studies residential satisfaction among original residents in the redeveloped inner-
city neighbourhoods of Beijing. It is based on a questionnaire survey that was conducted in …

In Shanghai, globalised urban images and a well‐functioning accumulation regime are
enthusiastically sought after by urban policy, and explicitly promoted as a blueprint for a …

The entrepreneurial nature of local government activities has significantly influenced
socioeconomic and spatial changes in urban China. It is against this backdrop that property …

Property-led urban redevelopment in contemporary Chinese cities often results in the
demolition of many historical buildings and neighbourhoods, invoking criticisms from …