URBAN RENEWAL, INVOLUNTARY INTRA-URBAN MIGRATION AND SPATIAL DYNAMICS IN WUHAN

TIAN Y.^1
1Public Administration School, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China.

Received : 08-11-2013     Accepted : 20-03-2014     Published : 30-01-2014
Volume : 3     Issue : 1       Pages : 60 - 64
Bioinfo Sociol 3.1 (2014):60-64

Keywords : Urban Renewal, Involuntary Intra-urban Migration, Spatial Dynamics, Wuhan
Conflict of Interest : None declared

Since the beginning of 1990s, new master plans to restructure Chinese major cities have led to massive destruction of inner old neighborhoods and the displacement of tens of thousands of families. Urban renewal began to play as a key role in the development of Chinese cities and had great impacts on the socio-spatial structure of cities. This paper examines the spatial dynamics and intra-urban migration of Wuhan, a major city in central China, through a 10% sample dataset drawn from the long form of census 2000. It mainly addresses questions of how urban renewal affects the involuntary intra-urban migrants, who are forced to move and locate where. The results show that those with local urban household registration, ownership of the house, more aged, industry workers and married groups are more affected by urban renewal. Their spatial distribution indicates that private owners are more likely moving into the inner city while industry workers are more likely moving into the newly developed districts.