Temporarily Living in the City：The Housing Supply System under The Rapid Urbanization in Shenzhen
Date Issued
2011
Date
2011
Author(s)
Huang, Chiung-Hui
Abstract
The rampant urban development in Shenzhen fosters a housing mechanism that is capable of absorbing massive migrants in a short period, which highlights the special urban development model of Shenzhen for resolving migrant demand for housing. This study analyzes the economic transformation and the urban-rural system of Shenzhen to better understand the urban development model of Shenzhen, and how this model is different from those of cities that produce slums or insufficient housing.
This study first uses the perspectives of the economic development model and governance strategies for migrants to explain how most of the migrant labor force is resettled into “factory-owned dormitories” and the “rural housing” of the unofficial housing rental market. The migrant labor force, from one aspect, is incorporated into the production mechanism of companies via a dormitory labor regime; from another aspect, they are regarded as temporary population in the city and are excluded from urban resource distribution. The reproduction cost of a suppressed labor force becomes one source of momentum pushing urban development and industrial growth in Shenzhen.
This study further uses three cases to explain the types of housing supply for migrants, which are “collective factory-owned dormitories,” “mixed factory-owned dormitories,” and “urban-village rental housing.” These three types of housing represent three different housing models, which are detailed as follows: (1) Collective factory-owned dormitories – totally collective labor control and residential relationship; (2) Mixed factory-owned dormitories – relaxed labor control over work and housing; (3) Urban-village rental housing – a private rental market detached from labor control. Finally, this study analyzes the three housing models, relationships established in communities, and opportunities for residence.
Subjects
Chengzhongcun
Urbanizing Villages
ousing
China
Dormitory Labor Regime
Migrant workers
Labor
Type
thesis
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