Evolution of the Physical and Social Spaces of ‘Village Resettlement Communities’ from the Production of Space Perspective: A Case Study of Qunyi Community in Kunshan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Research Context and Theoretical Framework
2.1. Village Resettlement Community
2.2. Theory of the Production of Space
2.3. Conceptual Framework
3. Study Area, Data, and Methodology
3.1. Study Area
3.2. Data Sources and Methodology
4. Production of Physical Space
4.1. Powerful Propulsion of the Local Government
4.2. Joint Operation of Capital and Power
5. Reproduction of Social Space
5.1. The Changing Composition of Community Residents
5.2. Changes in the Social Relationships among Residents
5.2.1. Close Economic Relationship
5.2.2. Well-Defined Social Relationship
5.3. Reproduced Social Space
5.3.1. Living Space
5.3.2. Consumption Space
5.3.3. Communication Space
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Residents Type | Landless Farmers | Migrant Workers | Local New Kunshan Citizens | Alien New Kunshan Citizens | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
sample size | 65 | 73 | 48 | 46 | |
average age (years old) | 55.3 | 31.2 | 42.1 | 39.8 | |
length of residency (years) | 14 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | |
marriage (%) | married | 100 | 20.5 | 100 | 91.3 |
unmarried | 0 | 79.5 | 0 | 8.7 | |
education level (%) | primary school and below | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
junior high school | 76.9 | 30.1 | 16.7 | 13.0 | |
senior high school /vocational high school | 3.1 | 64.4 | 75.0 | 73.9 | |
junior college/ undergraduate and above | 0.0 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 13.0 | |
occupation (%) | government employee /public servant | 4.6 | 0 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
enterprise worker | 70.8 | 95.9 | 72.9 | 54.4 | |
manager/ technical staff | 0 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 21.7 | |
landlord | 92.3 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | |
businessman | 20 | 0 | 12.5 | 17.5 | |
community manager | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
registration status (%) | local non-agricultural residence | 100 | 0 | 52.1 | 71.7 |
local agricultural residence | 0 | 0 | 47.9 | 0 | |
nonlocal registered permanent residence | 0 | 100 | 0 | 28.3 | |
housing or renting area (%) | below 90 m2 | 30.8 | 0 | 16.7 | 89.1 |
above 90m2 | 69.2 | 0 | 83.3 | 10.9 | |
below 10 | 0 | 63.1 | 0 | 0 | |
10 m2–20 m2 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | |
above 20 m2 | 0 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
Residents | Landless Farmers | Migrant Workers | Local New Kunshan Citizens | Alien New Kunshan Citizens | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
sample size | 65 | 73 | 48 | 46 | |
associate with (%) | relatives | 100.0 | 16.4 | 100.0 | 17.4 |
neighbors | 35.4 | 12.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | |
friends | 66.2 | 86.3 | 77.1 | 65.2 | |
co-worker | 18.5 | 91.8 | 27.1 | 41.3 | |
fellow villagers | 58.5 | 98.6 | 18.8 | 19.6 | |
others | 9.2 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 4.3 |
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Zhou, L.; Xiong, L. Evolution of the Physical and Social Spaces of ‘Village Resettlement Communities’ from the Production of Space Perspective: A Case Study of Qunyi Community in Kunshan. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162980
Zhou L, Xiong L. Evolution of the Physical and Social Spaces of ‘Village Resettlement Communities’ from the Production of Space Perspective: A Case Study of Qunyi Community in Kunshan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(16):2980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162980
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Lei, and Liyang Xiong. 2019. "Evolution of the Physical and Social Spaces of ‘Village Resettlement Communities’ from the Production of Space Perspective: A Case Study of Qunyi Community in Kunshan" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 16: 2980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162980
APA StyleZhou, L., & Xiong, L. (2019). Evolution of the Physical and Social Spaces of ‘Village Resettlement Communities’ from the Production of Space Perspective: A Case Study of Qunyi Community in Kunshan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(16), 2980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162980