Evolution of Social Spaces in Large Chinese Cities

Author: Yang Shangguang
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book is based on disciplines such as urban economics, geography, sociology, demography, and planning, with spatial analysis as the main thread. It examines the evolution of social space in China's major cities from the perspective of spatial responses to social polarization, using Shanghai as a case study. First, it reviews theories of social polarization and social space both domestically and internationally; second, it analyzes the historical context of social polarization and spatial evolution in China's major cities; third, it examines the social stratification and polarization in large cities; then, combining research findings from multiple projects, it studies socio-economic factors such as population, income, real estate, and urban planning that influence the restructuring and differentiation of urban social space. From macro (Shanghai as a whole), meso (Pudong New Area), and micro (Sanlin Town and various case studies) perspectives, it employs GIS spatial analysis functions and quantitative methods such as differentiation degree to analyze the restructuring and differentiation of Shanghai's urban social space, and summarizes the model of Shanghai's urban social space structure. In summary, this book, based on empirical research, provides theoretical summaries and discussions on a wide range of issues concerning the characteristics, evolutionary trends, spatial processes, driving mechanisms, domestic and international comparisons, major social problems, and policy coordination of the social space evolution in China's major cities. The book contains extensive data and charts on income distribution, real estate, population, and urban planning.