Settlement Spaces: Urban Survival Prospects of China's Special Communities: Empirical Study of Four Types of Representative Community Samples

This book explores the settlement spaces of special communities in China from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining urban planning and sociology. It examines the approaches these communities adopt to survive and evolve and offers an analysis of their settlement spaces from different perspectives. The study optimizes the logic of one-way integration and provides a multi-scenario interpretation of the laws of survival and evolution. It has significant research value and practical significance for urban spatial patterns, social care for marginalized groups, and the construction of a harmonious and moderately prosperous society.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 677 pages
Publication date: 18 October 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate settlement patterns of special communities in China, taking an interdisciplinary approach that combines insights from urban planning and sociology. By employing the framework of integration response, it explores theoretically and empirically the strategies employed by these communities to survive and adapt. Through an empirical lens, the discussion focuses on four distinct groups: international students, land-lost peasants, ethnic minorities, and migrant workers. By examining their settlement spaces from various perspectives, the study offers insightful analysis.

Theoretically, this study enhances the logic of one-way integration, as used in classical theories, by incorporating a two-way linkage into the framework of integration response. This multi-scenario interpretation and summary of the laws governing the survival and evolution of urban settlements among special communities in China provides a valuable contribution to the field.

In alignment with the significant transformations China has undergone in its development concepts, models, and orientation since the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, this study holds significant research value and practical implications for adjusting and managing urban spatial patterns, social care for marginalized groups, and the construction of a harmonious and moderately prosperous society.

This study serves as a valuable resource for educators, researchers, and management professionals across diverse fields, including urban planning, geography, and sociology. Its comprehensive insights and practical applications contribute to our understanding of the complex dynamics shaping these special communities and their urban environments.

Weight: 1062g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811648946
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021