TY - JOUR
T1 - Rural Migrants’ Residential Mobility: Housing and Locational Outcomes of Forced Moves in China
AU - Huang, Xu
AU - Dijst, Martin
AU - van Weesep, Jan
PY - 2018/1/2
Y1 - 2018/1/2
N2 - This paper analyses the residential mobility of China’s rural–urban migrants in light of evidence from Yangzhou, a medium-sized city in Jiangsu province. To evaluate the effects of forced moves induced by demolition-led redevelopment, these outcomes are compared to those of voluntary moves. The evaluation is specifically concerned with dwelling attributes and location characteristics. Dwelling attributes consist of tenure and housing facilities, while commuting distance, distance to the city centre and the length of a child’s trip to school comprise the location characteristics. Logistic regression of data from a 2012–2013 survey shows that a voluntary relocation and the intention to move prior to notification of intended demolition are likely to result in positive outcomes. The migrants’ relocation strategy involves making a trade-off between better dwelling attributes and a better location. When housing improvement is their major concern, they tend to move to peripheral areas. However, it seems that children’s educational opportunities are being factored into the trade-off. In that case, migrants purchase an apartment in a specific school district or at least move closer to it. For the sake of their children, they relegate other motives to second place.
AB - This paper analyses the residential mobility of China’s rural–urban migrants in light of evidence from Yangzhou, a medium-sized city in Jiangsu province. To evaluate the effects of forced moves induced by demolition-led redevelopment, these outcomes are compared to those of voluntary moves. The evaluation is specifically concerned with dwelling attributes and location characteristics. Dwelling attributes consist of tenure and housing facilities, while commuting distance, distance to the city centre and the length of a child’s trip to school comprise the location characteristics. Logistic regression of data from a 2012–2013 survey shows that a voluntary relocation and the intention to move prior to notification of intended demolition are likely to result in positive outcomes. The migrants’ relocation strategy involves making a trade-off between better dwelling attributes and a better location. When housing improvement is their major concern, they tend to move to peripheral areas. However, it seems that children’s educational opportunities are being factored into the trade-off. In that case, migrants purchase an apartment in a specific school district or at least move closer to it. For the sake of their children, they relegate other motives to second place.
KW - Demolition-led redevelopment
KW - Forced move
KW - Off-site relocation
KW - Rural–urban migrants
KW - Urban village
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/ba85aa3c-1bad-360c-b0f0-57d44ffed3e8/
U2 - 10.1080/14036096.2017.1329163
DO - 10.1080/14036096.2017.1329163
M3 - Article
SN - 1403-6096
VL - 35
SP - 113
EP - 136
JO - Housing, Theory and Society
JF - Housing, Theory and Society
IS - 1
ER -