Zhejiangcun: social and spatial implications of informal urbanization on the periphery of Beijing - ScienceDirect

Zhejiangcun: social and spatial implications of informal urbanization on the periphery of Beijing - ScienceDirect

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Volume 14, Issue 2, April 1997, Pages 95-108

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Zhejiangcun: social and spatial implications of informal urbanization on the periphery of Beijing

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Abstract

The formation of informal settlements on the peripheries of Chinese cities has been a direct outcome of national economic reforms, as previous constraints on population movement had served to prevent the movement of rural migrants into the cities. This article, a compilation of reports by two Chinese researchers, examines one such settlement on the southern border of Beijing, with consideration given to both socio-economic aspects of the settlement and to administrative implications for land management and planning.

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