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Debordering and rebordering in the residential borderlands of suburban Guangzhou

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ID11670360
AuthorsKaihuai Liao (0000-0002-5677-1096, Guangdong University of Technology), W Breitung (0000-0002-2871-7762, David Lam Institute for East-West Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, corresponding author), Rainer Wehrhahn (Department of Geography, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany)
Year2018
Volume39
Issue7
Pages1092-1112
Publication date2018-02-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02723638.2018.1439438
OpenAlexW2792849453
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited50

Gated communities and enclave urbanism in China have recently drawn considerable attention of researchers and policy makers. The integration of urban space is now even on the agenda of the Chinese Central Government. This article therefore sets out to advance our understanding of how exactly urban borders function and how they change over time. This is done by applying concepts of border theory to what may be called residential borderlands. The empirical study is conducted in two such borderlands between gated communities and suburban villages in southern Guangzhou. It is based on over 70 qualitative interviews and the observation of spatial behaviour at the respective borders. Both debordering and rebordering processes are found to occur with regards to three dimensions: cross-border mobility, cross-border social connectivity and symbolic border functions. The identified dynamic processes at the neighbourhood borders are embedded in the overall urban spatial reconfiguration of Guangzhou

China · Economic geography · Economic growth · Geography · Government (linguistics · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · Urbanism · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration · Urban Studies · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Architecture

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Citations per year2,6
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
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