The Coupling Coordination Evaluation of Sustainable Development between Urbanization, Housing Prices, and Affordable Housing in China

Lida Wang,Xian Rong,Lingling Mu

doi:10.1155/2021/3937226

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Abstract

For the past few years, China’s urbanization process has been in a state of rapid and variable development. With many migrants flowing from rural to urban area, the change in the urban structure and the trend of the economic development has led to a rapid development of the real estate market. However, the conflict between the migrants and the local low- and middle-income groups in respect of demand for basic housing has become a concern. Based on Chinese time-series data from 2008 to 2018, this study establishes an evaluation indicator system to consider the influence of urbanization, housing prices, and affordable housing and analyzes the comprehensive development level and coordination relationship using the methods of range standardization, entropy weight model, and coupling coordination. The results show that the comprehensive development levels of housing prices and affordable housing are both in a state of fluctuating growth. From 2008 to 2018, the coupling degree between urbanization, housing prices, and affordable housing was high, while the coupling coordination degree between the three subsystems increased from reluctant coordination to satisfactory coordination; this clearly shows that the relationships between urbanization, housing prices, and affordable housing are mutually coupled and promoted. Furthermore, based on the coupling coordination relationships between the three subsystems, this study discusses the sustainable development of urbanization and provides some suggestions for regional government. The conclusions have practical significance for China and other developing countries to coordinate housing prices and affordable housing in the process of rapid urbanization.

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With China’s rapidly increasing level of urbanization, social problems of living standards have gradually arisen
Implications e advancement of the urbanization process promotes the development of urban agglomeration in China, narrows the gap between urban and rural areas, adjusts the urban industrial structure, and promotes further development of the urban economy through the flow of people into cities [1]
In the context of a rapid development of China’s urbanization, the coupling coordination development of affordable housing and commercial housing is an important component of building a sustainable city. is study utilizes a coupling coordination degree (CCD) model and an entropy weight method to evaluate the comprehensive development level between urbanization, housing prices, and affordable housing and identifies the key factors of influence

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Introduction

With China’s rapidly increasing level of urbanization, social problems of living standards have gradually arisen. Cities are centres of people’s economic activities and are essential for industrialization and urbanization [1]. Erefore, the sustainable development of the nation depends on the sustainable development of the cities [2]. In close collaboration with adjacent areas and towns, constitute an organized system for the exchange of materials and manpower [3]. According to the national statistics, China’s urban population rose from 459.06 million in 2000 to 831.37 million in 2018 [5]. E urban population constituted approximately 59.58% of the national total in 2018, representing an average growth rate of approximately 12.59% over the previous decade [5].

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