Urban Innovation and Upgrading in China Shanty Towns

1. Front Matter

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2. Changing the Rules of Development: Institutional Innovation in Rebuilding China’s Shantytowns

   • Pengfei Ni, Banji Oyeyinka, Fei Chen

   Pages 1-22

3. Slum Upgrading Policies of China’s Shantytowns

   • Peng Fei Ni, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Fei Chen

   Pages 23-50

4. Financing Development of Shantytowns Upgrading

   • Peng Fei Ni, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Fei Chen

   Pages 51-66

5. Systems of Land and Security of Tenure

   • Peng Fei Ni, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Fei Chen

   Pages 67-83

6. Upgrading Shantytowns in Liaoning: The Challenge of Sustainable Housing Development

   • Pengfei Ni, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Fei Chen

   Pages 85-133

7. Economic Impact of Development

   • Peng Fei Ni, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Fei Chen

   Pages 135-149

8. The Social Impact of Transformation on Subjective Well-being of Residents

   • Pengfei Ni, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Fei Chen

   Pages 151-180

9. Transformation of Urban Infrastructure as a Development Strategy

   • Pengfei Ni, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Fei Chen

   Pages 181-196

10. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations

    • Peng Fei Ni, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Fei Chen

    Pages 197-204

By using field survey and World Bank investment project evaluation method, this book investigates the experience of slum rebuilding in Liaoning province, China. It figures out that the experience of Liaoning province is relatively successful and can be of great significance for developing countries and regions. The issue of slums is a huge challenge in the process of global urbanization. The population living in slums is 0.8 billion worldwide and the number is still growing. International organizations (e.g., the World Bank) and relevant countries have been working on the rebuilding of slums but only a few succeeded. In recent years, since some scholars believe that government should play dominant role in slums rebuilding, Liaoning province has developed a systematical model in slums rebuilding from 2005. This model emphasizes the guidance of government, market functions and society involvement. With the application of the new model, Liaoning province has improved 2.11 million people’s living conditions from 2005 to 2010. By introducing the conditions, history, rebuilding process and rebuilding methods of Liaoning slums, this book provides new information and data for slum rebuilding decision makers and researchers.

• China Slum Rebuilding Experience
• Development Strategy
• Housing Issues
• Liaoning Slum Rebuilding
• Shanty Towns Upgrading
• Slum Upgrading Policies
• Slums Rebuilding
• Urban Transformation
• Urbanization

• Center for City and Competitiveness, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

  Pengfei Ni, Fei Chen

• Monitoring & Research Division (MRD), United Nations-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya

  Banji Oyeyinka

Ni Pengfei, PhD in Economics, director of the Center for City and Competitiveness of CASS, Professor, doctoral tutor, "China Urban Competitiveness Report" editor, "SMEs reform and development" project evaluation specialist for the United Nations Development Programme, co-editor of "Global Urban Competitiveness Report", jointly prepared the "Urban Globalization Index" with Professor Peter Taylor of the British Royal Academy of Social Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Southeast University and Korea Science and Technology University, Secretary General of transnational project of Global Urban Competitiveness, team leader of China Urban Competitiveness Report, vice-chairman of CASS Youth Humanities and Social Sciences Center, Deputy Secretary-General of Chinese Urban Science Council, Deputy Secretary General of Chinese Society of Urban Development , Deputy Secretary-General of Chinese Society of Urban Economy , government economic adviser of Chengdu , Taiyuan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Handan and Zhumadian, etc. Representative works: China Urban Competitiveness Report , winner of the 11th Sun Yefang Book Award, 2005.