Artículo
Heritage, values and gentrification: the redevelopment of historic areas in China
Autor/es | Zhu, Yujie
González Martínez, Plácido |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Historia, Teoría y Composición Arquitectónicas |
Fecha de publicación | 2022 |
Fecha de depósito | 2023-05-11 |
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Resumen | This paper explores the impacts of heritage-led urban redevelopment on local communities and the associated consequences of gentrifica-tion. The instrumental role of cultural heritage in urban governance presents an ... This paper explores the impacts of heritage-led urban redevelopment on local communities and the associated consequences of gentrifica-tion. The instrumental role of cultural heritage in urban governance presents an underdeveloped research field on gentrification. Especially in fast-developing countries like China, redevelopment is often asso-ciated with urban beautification that favours the interests of the affluent middle classes while disregarding the needs of the urban poor and migrants. This paper uses Qujiang New District in Xi’an and Taipingqiao in Shanghai as cases for examining the impacts of heritage-led redevelopment on the urban landscape and social fabric of Chinese cities. Following a qualitative approach based on built environment analysis and observation, together with in-depth, semi- structured interviews, this study shows how cultural heritage becomes an effective tool for governance in the context of urban redevelop-ment. The values generated by cultural heritage and its associated ideas, including urban beautification, high culture and economic ben-efits, legitimise state-dominated spatial reconstruction and the result-ing gentrification and social fragmentation. Heritage-led urban redevelopment in China produces new spaces for social interaction, where the state’s control over its citizens is reinforced. These spaces support investor and upper-high class interests of capital accumula-tion and leave limited room for the development of alternatives. |
Cita | Zhu, Y. y González Martínez, P. (2022). Heritage, values and gentrification: the redevelopment of historic areas in China. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 28 (4), 476-494. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2021.2010791. |
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