Community formation in talent worker housing

The case of Silicon Valley Talent Apartments, Shenzhen

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11670436
AutoresIan Maclachlan (0000-0002-8584-4063, School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Shenzhen, China), Yue Gong (0000-0002-5630-528X, School of Urban Design, Wuhan University Wuhan, China, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen44
Número4
Páginas707-728
Fecha de publicación2022-01-24
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Geography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02723638.2021.2021368
OpenAlexW4207036837
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas62

Policies to provide housing of a quality and price suitable for young talent workers have become a priority in cities such as Shenzhen that are managing the transformation to a knowledge economy. Based on qualitative data gathered through interviews and participant observation, this article examines the lived experience of talent workers and their extended families to gain an understanding of community formation in high-rise housing. Five key findings emerged from the qualitative data. Talent housing is provided through employers and many talent workers live in an extended three generation family setting. The public-private space of the gated enclosure accommodates a variety of recreational activities and opportunities for social interaction. Unlike many other high-rise rental housing complexes, there is a rich social network reminiscent of traditional danwei housing. Like most small districts in China, the complex is secured and gated, which contributes to community formation despite the challenge imposed by verticality

Business · China · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Quality (philosophy · Recreation · Renting · Social science · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Urbanization and City Planning