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Tenure-based residential segregation in post-reform Chinese cities: a case study of Shanghai
The Chinese cities, once characterised by egalitarianism, are becoming the most unequal cities in the world. However, little is known about the spatial implications of such a tremendous transition.… Expand
The social networks of new-generation migrants in China’s urbanized villages: A case study of Guangzhou
- Y. Liu, Z. Li, W. Breitung
- Sociology
- 2012
Abstract The integration of rural migrants into China’s urban society has drawn extensive attention in recent years. There are, however, a growing number of new-generation migrants whose prospects of… Expand
Residential Satisfaction in China's Informal Settlements: A Case Study of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou
China's informal settlements—villages inside urbanized areas—are often characterized by local governments as dirty, chaotic, and dangerous places. This negative discourse inevitably leads to… Expand
The African Enclave of Guangzhou: A Case Study of Xiaobeilu
- Z. Li, D. Xue, Michael Lyons, A. M. Brown
- Geography
- 2008
Market reform and economic restructuring is reshaping the cities in mainland China. In the last two decades, a spate of studies have examined the transformation of urban social space under the… Expand
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An African Enclave in China: The Making of a New Transnational Urban Space
The paper, by three geographers, including a noted U.S.-based senior specialist on China's urban and human realm, presents the first known academic study of the country's African migrants. The… Expand
Sodium Butyrate Promotes Reassembly of Tight Junctions in Caco-2 Monolayers Involving Inhibition of MLCK/MLC2 Pathway and Phosphorylation of PKCβ2
- W. Miao, Xiujuan Wu, +6 authors Luying Peng
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of molecular sciences
- 1 October 2016
As a physiological small molecular product from the microbial fermentation of dietary fibers, butyrate plays an important role in maintaining intestinal health. Our previous works have proved that… Expand
Socio-spatial Differentiation and Residential Inequalities in Shanghai: A Case Study of Three Neighbourhoods
Urban space in China has been subjected to a tremendous transformation after 20 years of market-oriented reform. With ongoing housing reform and a massive increase in housing construction,… Expand
Transformation of the Chinese City, 1995-2005
Focusing primarily on the period 1995-2005 and on research published in English, this article reviews the contributions geographers have made to the field of urban China studies, which are broadly… Expand
Sociospatial Differentiation: Processes and Spaces in Subdistricts of Shanghai
Social space in urban China has been experiencing fundamental reorganization in line with economic reform. This paper aims to develop a conceptual framework concerning the processes of sociospatial… Expand
Housing Conditions and Housing Determinants of New Migrants in Chinese Cities
- Z. Li
- Geography
- 1 December 2010
With a database based on 3,168 questionnaires collected from six Chinese cities: Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenyang, Chengdu, Hangzhou, and Zhengzhou, this study examines housing conditions and… Expand