Chinese housing mixology : considerations for the successful development of mixed-income housing

In recent years, the Chinese government transformed their national system of housing provision and introduced market mechanisms. The consequent boom in residential real estate development and the emergence of speculative practices dramatically increased housing prices in cities. Low- and moderate-income households are being priced out of homeownership. The lack of affordable urban housing is increasingly framed as an issue of equity that is linked inherently to China's political identity as a communist nation. As such, the central government is experimenting with policy to address the issue of affordability in a commercialized housing market. The controversial "70 percent, 90 square meters rule" is one such policy that has started discussions on the development of mixed income housing. Given the current policy trend, private developers can reasonably foresee requirements to incorporate affordable housing in future developments. The primary purpose of this thesis is to highlight the growing segregation of housing based on income in China and examine the concept of mixing incomes for future urban housing developments. New luxury developments in urban centers are clustering high-income households together while spatially separating them from low- and middle-income households.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Chan, Janelle (Janelle Jie-Ying)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Tunny Lee.

• Urban Studies and Planning.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39927

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/39927