(De-)Activating the growth machine for redevelopment: The case of Liede urban village in Guangzhou
(De-)Activating the growth machine for redevelopment: The case of Liede urban village in Guangzhou
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(去)激活再开发增长机器:以广州猎德城中村为例
DOI:
10.1177/0042098017729788
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发表时间:
2018-05-01
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影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Li, Xun
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作者:
Guo, Youliang;Zhang, Chengguo;Li, Xun
This research investigates the mechanism of urban village redevelopment in south China. Through a revised typology of place entrepreneurs based on the growth machine thesis and a case study of Liede village in central Guangzhou, it illustrates how land-based interests embedded in an imbalanced power relationship can (de-)activate urban village redevelopment. The study reveals that while urban villagers, as represented by the village collective, have entrenched interests in the redevelopment process, the city government – as monopolistic land manager and place entrepreneur – plays the deciding role in forging and halting a growth machine geared towards urban village redevelopment. Although developers are also part of the process, the (de-)activation of redevelopment growth machine/coalition in Guangzhou has largely been dominated by the city government. With a comparative view on the original growth machine model, it is hoped that this study would furnish both theoretical and practical thoughts for future research.