Commercial housing development in urban China

Authors
Citation
Yp. Wang et A. Murie, Commercial housing development in urban China, URBAN STUD, 36(9), 1999, pp. 1475-1494
Citations number
35
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
EnvirnmentalStudies Geografy & Development
Journal title
URBAN STUDIES
ISSN journal
0042-0980 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1475 - 1494
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-0980(199908)36:9<1475:CHDIUC>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Housing privatisation has been one of key features of reform during the 198 0s and the 1990s in many countries. Chinese housing reform has attracted at tention because of its distinctive features and there have been a number of commentaries on the general progress of urban housing reform policies. How ever, there has been no systematic study of the development of commercial h ousing in Chinese cities. The aim of this paper is to provide an up-to-date account of commercial housing development, It examines the scale of invest ment during the early 1990s, the development process, quality and design st andards, the commercial housing market and the management of residential es tates. The conclusions draw attention to several important problems of comm ercial housing development including the lack of appropriate legislation an d control, the mismatch of housing supply and affordability, and the underd eveloped nature of the urban housing market.