Abstract
Classic location theory matches individuals’ locational choices for durable housing in a competitive market context. Affordable housing is treated as a partial public good where the government has major influence on their physical and spatial attributes. This chapter identifies the location characteristics of affordable housing in the city of Nanjing, and explores the forces behind their locations. By mapping and analyzing all the affordable housing projects (2002–2011) along with associated policy documents, semi-structured interviews and project data, it is found that the location of affordable housing in Nanjing is an outcome of the local governments’ effort to minimize land revenue loss in answering the central government’s concern of social equity. Affordable housing locates in accordance with market principles with a twist from the existing space defined by administrative boundaries.
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Notes
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Southcn.com (source: http://www.southcn.com/estate/zhuanti/jingjishiyong/200307310709.htm).
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A list of these affordable housing projects was obtained from the Nanjing Municipal Housing Department. All projects are geocoded using their street addresses and GIS.
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The Detailed Rules of Demolition, Relocation and Compensation for Compulsory Land Acquisition in Nanjing (item 5 of section 2).
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You, J., Wu, H., Han, S.S. (2015). Location of Affordable Housing in Nanjing, China. In: Wong, TC., Han, S., Zhang, H. (eds) Population Mobility, Urban Planning and Management in China. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15257-8_13
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