Journal
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
Volume 44, Issue -, Pages 72-78Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.05.005
Keywords
Brownfield; Formation mechanism; Deindustrialization; Urban villages
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Brownfields are spatial manifestations of previous economic activities, and their redevelopment may contribute to a more sustainable urban land-use in the rapidly urbanising environment of post-reform China. Owing to China's unique institutional background, two types of brownfields can be distinguished in China, namely of brownfields in urban areas and brownfields in urban villages. Based on this twofold classification, a stage model consisting of three stages (industrialization, suburbanization, and deindustrialization) is introduced to conceptualize the formation process of brownfields in both types of locations in Chinese cities. Deindustrialization of economic activity in the urban core is considered as the main cause of brownfield creation. Differing characteristics of brownfields in urban areas and brownfields in urban villages are interpreted in detail, consisting of land ownership, size of the site, spatial distribution, the mechanisms by which the sites are created, and the stakeholders involved. This article concludes that future research on brownfield redeveloping strategies in China needs to pay particular attention to different institutional settings of urban areas and urban villages. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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