Urban Renewal and Displacement in Hong Kong

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ID11670600
AuthorsAnn Elizabeth Susnik (University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Ann Susnik (a Research Fellow Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong, 1811 Thornecrest Street Orleans, Ontario K1C 6K8 Canada Tel/Fax: 613-830-4449 [email protected]), S Ganesan (0000-0003-4989-9080, HKU-Pasteur Research Pole)
Year1997
Volume18
Issue4
Pages324-346
Publication date1997-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2747/0272-3638.18.4.324
OpenAlexW2069518949
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited19

This paper argues that, in Hong Kong, urban renewal partially mitigates negative residential displacement outcomes. Theoretical underpinnings, rationale, and research methodology used to study the cause and effect of urban redevelopment are presented. Baseline information on the scope and nature of redevelopment in Hong Kong reveals that approximately 1.5 buildings a day have been demolished over the last 10 years. Evidence from empirical characterization and correlation analysis by district supports production and class variables as determinants of redevelopment. Projections based on building-demolition data, combined with older housing estate populations, suggest that the rate of redevelopment-led displacement is 14,000 urban dwellers annually. Outlined are renewal policies aimed at social equity in redevelopment, better zoning, and public-private development agency cooperation. Case studies of households experiencing urban renewal show that, in spatial, economic, and social terms, the outcome appears to be favorable for 55% of those displaced. Local influences of cause and outcomes of redevelopment are rapid economic growth, mass public housing provisions, and low unemployment differentials between various locations in the Territory. Directions for future policy and research are suggested

Demographic economics · Demolition · Economic growth · Economics · Gentrification · Geography · Housing tenure · Political science · Public housing · Redevelopment · Unemployment · Zoning · Law · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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