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(De-)Activating the growth machine for redevelopment: The case of Liede urban village in Guangzhou

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  • Youliang Guo

    (Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China; and Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute, Guangzhou, P.R. China)

  • Chengguo Zhang

    (Urbanisation Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China)

  • Ya Ping Wang

    (University of Glasgow, UK)

  • Xun Li

    (Sun Yat-sen University, P.R. China)

Abstract

This research investigates the mechanism of urban village redevelopment in south China. Through a revised typology of place entrepreneurs based on the growth machine thesis and a case study of Liede village in central Guangzhou, it illustrates how land-based interests embedded in an imbalanced power relationship can (de-)activate urban village redevelopment. The study reveals that while urban villagers, as represented by the village collective, have entrenched interests in the redevelopment process, the city government – as monopolistic land manager and place entrepreneur – plays the deciding role in forging and halting a growth machine geared towards urban village redevelopment. Although developers are also part of the process, the (de-)activation of redevelopment growth machine/coalition in Guangzhou has largely been dominated by the city government. With a comparative view on the original growth machine model, it is hoped that this study would furnish both theoretical and practical thoughts for future research.

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  • Youliang Guo & Chengguo Zhang & Ya Ping Wang & Xun Li, 2018. "(De-)Activating the growth machine for redevelopment: The case of Liede urban village in Guangzhou," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 55(7), pages 1420-1438, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:55:y:2018:i:7:p:1420-1438
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098017729788
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