Multi-dimensional analysis of housing segregation:A case study of Shenzhen, China
Received date: 2018-05-31
Request revised date: 2018-09-05
Online published: 2018-12-20
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Residential segregation has been a severe and widespread phenomenon in mega cities along with fast urbanization in China. Migrants from rural area flock into developed cities especially coastal regions for better job opportunities, which provide essential cheap labor for urban growth. However, their housing problems could not be resolved in formal housing either hindered by institutional barrier or unreachable housing price. The housing segregation gradually formed as locals reside in formal gated communities while migrants crowd in informal housing like urban villages, which is characterized with lower rent but substandard living conditions. The housing segregation in China derives from household registration system (hukou). The Index of Dissimilarity (ID) only emphasizes the unevenness of population distribution but could not fully manifest the segregation characteristics in density, location, proximity, etc. Inspired by the work of Massey Denton in multi-dimensional segregation, this article applies three measures of housing segregation (Clustering, Centralization, and Concentration) based on the ID to analyze the segregation between urban residents with and without hukou. It examines the multi-dimensional housing segregation based on hukou status using data from China’s 6th national census in 2010. The typical migrant city Shenzhen was chosen to conduct the case study, and the segregation index of three dimensions was calculated based on 55 sub-districts for comparison. The multi-dimensional segregation indexes showed that Shenzhen has high segregation problems at the city scale, but more homogeneous inside each district. The history, industrial structure and socioeconomic background of each district play a crucial role in the segregation. The outside-custom area provides more chances in labor-dense sectors and attracts more migrants to reside in a large scale, while the inside-custom regions are more advanced in informatics and financial sectors, which results in scattered spots of migrants housing. Cluster analysis reveals the three types of segregation, each of which has its unique processual mechanisms, and policy prescriptions. The study shows that the housing segregation has multiple dimensions and scales. Thus two sets of people could be featured by a single ID yet to be clustered or dispersed, central or peripheral, or concentrated or deconcentrated. Migrants may occupy continuous neighboring blocks in peripheral area, or densely reside in few scattered urban villages in inner city, or congregate in factory dorms alongside each industrial zone. Based on segregation patterns, locations and density, local governments should take different measures like redevelopment of targeted urban villages, large-scale public housing construction or cooperation with factories in worker dormitory improvement accordingly. This article contributes an innovative and comprehensive perspective to conceptualize housing segregation, and provides policy recommendations to deal with the social problems that arise from segregation in China. With the advancement of big data, more practical real-time housing management measures could be developed for practitioners to provide human-centric housing planning and avoid the housing polarization.
ZHANG Yu , TONG De , Ian MacLACHLAN . Multi-dimensional analysis of housing segregation:A case study of Shenzhen, China[J]. GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, 2018 , 37(12) : 2567 -2575 . DOI: 10.11821/dlyj201812016
Fig. 1 Demographic composition of Shenzhen based on residency status (1979-2015)图1 1979-2015年深圳市按户籍状况人口构成 |
Fig. 2 Diagramatic illustration of multi-dimensional housing segregation图2 多维度居住空间分异内涵示意图 |
Fig. 3 Map of administrative districts and sub-districts in Shenzhen图3 研究区行政区划及街道分布示意 |
Tab. 1 Statistics of multi-dimensional housing segregation indexes of Shenzhen表1 深圳市分维度居住空间分异统计指标 |
| 排序 | 相异指数 | 多维度指数 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 集聚—分散度 | 中心—边缘度 | 极化—均质度 | ||||||
| 深圳市 | 0.684 | 深圳市 | 1.058 | 深圳市 | 0.693 | 深圳市 | 0.250 | |
| 1 | 光明新区 | 0.352 | 盐田区 | 1.204 | 宝安区 | 0.797 | 龙岗区 | 0.406 |
| 2 | 宝安区 | 0.317 | 光明新区 | 1.187 | 罗湖区 | 0.755 | 罗湖区 | 0.386 |
| 3 | 南山区 | 0.264 | 宝安区 | 1.064 | 盐田区 | 0.750 | 盐田区 | 0.329 |
| 4 | 福田区 | 0.257 | 南山区 | 1.046 | 龙岗区 | 0.699 | 光明新区 | 0.245 |
| 5 | 龙岗区 | 0.231 | 福田区 | 1.020 | 坪山新区 | 0.693 | 福田区 | 0.183 |
| 6 | 盐田区 | 0.203 | 龙岗区 | 1.017 | 福田区 | 0.472 | 南山区 | 0.154 |
| 7 | 罗湖区 | 0.187 | 罗湖区 | 1.007 | 南山区 | 0.472 | 宝安区 | 0.135 |
| 8 | 坪山新区 | 0.040 | 坪山新区 | 1.000 | 光明新区 | 0.357 | 坪山新区 | 0.089 |
注:坪山新区与光明新区分别仅由两个街道构成,各维度分异指数计算结果可比性相对较差。 |
Fig. 4 Number of in-service staff of each district by industry sector (2010)图4 2010年深圳市各区分行业在岗职工人数 |
Fig. 5 Tree diagram of cluster analysis results图5 聚类分析树状图 |
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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