Space Production by Migrants in China's Urban Villages: The Case of Beijing

Shiyu Yang

Published by transcript Verlag 2023

Space Production by Migrants in China's Urban Villages

The Case of Beijing

Shiyu Yang

Volume 27 in the series Habitat International - Schriften zur internationalen Urbanistik

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839469149

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As China races towards modernity, its cities are experiencing an unprecedented surge in urbanisation, characterised by a relentless influx of migrants and sprawling expansion into suburban realms. Shiyu Yang draws upon Henri Lefebvre's influential theoretical framework and applies it to case studies of two urban villages in Beijing to examine how migrants shape the social production of space in these districts. With a wealth of first-hand material from the field, this study provides essential insights into the ongoing processes and social dynamics that resonate with scholars from cross-disciplinary urban studies as well as practitioners in governance and urban planning.

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Shiyu Yang, born in 1992, is an assistant professor at the School of Architecture and Design at Beijing Jiaotong University, China. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture from Tsinghua University, China, and her PhD in urban planning and design from Universität Stuttgart, Germany, where she was awarded the highest distinction. Her research interests span the fields of informality, migration, spatial theory, and architectural theory and design. Her work has been presented at international conferences such as IFoU, AESOP, N-AERUS and CUD.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Abstract Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
PART I
2. Theory of space production Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. Discourse on informality, and informality in China Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
4. Discourse on migration and internal rural-urban migration in China Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
5. Conceptual framework Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
PART II
6. Urbanisation and urban villages in China Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
7. The two case villages: Shigezhuang village and Dongxindian village Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
8. The space of governance and negotiation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
9. The space of everyday life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
10. The space of two-directional linkage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
PART III
11. Synthesis – the spatial triad in the context of urban villages in China Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
12. Conclusions and outlook Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
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Appendix: Overview of the interviewees Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
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Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 236
Keywords: Migration; Space; Modernization; China; Beijing; City; Urban Studies; Sociology

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Published: December 27, 2023
ISBN: 9783839469149