Abstract
Shantytown is a type of urban residential space with a long history in populated areas; it is a negative and stark space with a gradual decline in function and poverty. It is also a concentrated reflection of an unbalanced and inadequate development of the urban social space, which restricts the development of a high-quality and sustainable social economy. Taking shantytown reconstruction in Nanjing as an example, based on the information of 434 shantytown plots dating from 2008 to 2020, it combines the two typical cases of state-owned land: Xijie and collective land—Nanhe, and the questionnaire data regarding the removal and resettlement of residents, the driving mechanism and the effect of social space reconstruction of shantytown. Reconstruction is mainly discussed based on the overall understanding of the space–time characteristics of shantytown reconstruction in Nanjing. It is found that the top-down policy which transfer from the central government to the local government, the value orientation of urban growth alliance in pursuit of asset appreciation, and the interest demands and game attitude of shantytown residents from the bottom up are all important forces to promote shantytown reconstruction. Shantytown reconstruction plays a key role in improving the housing conditions of residents; it fully taps on the potential land value, thus enhancing the urban function and quality. However, the gentrification reconstruction of the original shantytown space, and the centralized resettlement of the poor groups in the urban fringes, have led to an unbalanced development of the new urban social space, with an insufficient guarantee for the removal and resettlement groups. In view of the social space problems caused by the poor people living in the outer suburbs, this paper puts forward some recommendations on policy optimization and plan adjustment of shantytown reconstruction.
Highlights
“Shantytown” is a special and age-old urban residential space type and a global phenomenon, which is generally described as uninhabitable informal housing and areas inhabited by high-density, low-income groups
According to the nature of the land, shantytowns can be divided into two categories: first, shantytowns on state-owned land, which mainly include simple houses built before liberation, and houses built by state-owned enterprises to accommodate a large number of workers after liberation, which became
The basic reconstruction of key dilapidated houses in the inner city was completed; (2) from 2012 to 2015, urban villages on collective land were integrated into the scope of shantytown reconstruction, and urban villages became the focus of reconstruction with the simultaneous reconstruction of built-up and non-built-up shantytowns in the main urban areas; (3) from 2016 to 2018, to promote the “destocking” of urban commercial housing, the state required an expansion of the scope of shantytown reconstruction and “an increase in the proportion of monetized resettlement for shantytown reconstruction”
Summary
“Shantytown” is a special and age-old urban residential space type and a global phenomenon, which is generally described as uninhabitable informal housing and areas inhabited by high-density, low-income groups. The shantytowns reconstruction should enable shantytown residents to live in better houses, have a better life, and meet their needs for a better life, and emphasize the win–win scenario of various stakeholders This jointly solves the problems created by old shantytowns inherited with the liberation, and promotes the urban social balance and full development of space. Taking Nanjing as a case city, this paper makes a comprehensive analysis of the reconstruction process, spatial characteristics, demolition compensation, resettlement plan and satisfaction degree of shantytowns in Nanjing, as well as the differences between state-owned and collective land, in the reconstruction of shantytowns It has a deep understanding of the space-time pattern, driving force and the effect of urban social space reconstruction of the urban shantytown reconstruction in Nanjing and puts forward corresponding policy optimization suggestions in view of the possible integrity problems in shantytown reconstruction
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