Excess Commuting in Transitional Urban China: A Case Study of Guangzhou

LIU Wangbao; HOU Quan

doi:10.1007/s11769-015-0793-7

Excess Commuting in Transitional Urban China: A Case Study of Guangzhou

doi: 10.1007/s11769-015-0793-7

LIU Wangbao¹,
HOU Quan^2,3,

1.
School of Geography Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China;
2.
Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd., Department of Geography, Shenzhen 518033, China;
3.
Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077, China

基金项目: Under the auspices of Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Sciences Project (No. 09YJC840016), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41001088), National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2014CB460614)

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通讯作者:
HOU Quan.E-mail:houquan@gmail.com

Excess Commuting in Transitional Urban China: A Case Study of Guangzhou

LIU Wangbao¹,
HOU Quan^{2,3
,}

1.
School of Geography Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China;
2.
Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd., Department of Geography, Shenzhen 518033, China;
3.
Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077, China

Funds: Under the auspices of Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Sciences Project (No. 09YJC840016), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41001088), National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2014CB460614)

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Corresponding author: HOU Quan.E-mail:houquan@gmail.com

摘要: During the reform era, Chinese cities witnessed dramatic institutional transformation and spatial restructuring in general and profound change of commuting patterns in particular. Using household surveys collected in Guangzhou, China, in 2001, 2005 and 2010, excess commuting measurements are estimated. Excess commuting shows an overall trend of increasing during 1990-1999, and then declining during 2000-2010. We argue that deepening marketization of the jobs and housing sectors has induced spatial separation of jobs and housing. In other words, institutional transition and urban spatial restructuring are underpinning the changes of commuting patterns in Chinese cities. Excess commuting has strong relationship with individual socio-demographic status, which is by and large due to the increasing flexibilities of jobs and housing location choices enjoyed by urban residents. The findings call for considerations on balancing jobs-housing in making public policies relevant to urban development in general, and land use and transportation in particular.
- excess commuting /
- jobs-housing balance /
- spatial restructuring /
- Guangzhou /
- China
Abstract: During the reform era, Chinese cities witnessed dramatic institutional transformation and spatial restructuring in general and profound change of commuting patterns in particular. Using household surveys collected in Guangzhou, China, in 2001, 2005 and 2010, excess commuting measurements are estimated. Excess commuting shows an overall trend of increasing during 1990-1999, and then declining during 2000-2010. We argue that deepening marketization of the jobs and housing sectors has induced spatial separation of jobs and housing. In other words, institutional transition and urban spatial restructuring are underpinning the changes of commuting patterns in Chinese cities. Excess commuting has strong relationship with individual socio-demographic status, which is by and large due to the increasing flexibilities of jobs and housing location choices enjoyed by urban residents. The findings call for considerations on balancing jobs-housing in making public policies relevant to urban development in general, and land use and transportation in particular.
- excess commuting /
- jobs-housing balance /
- spatial restructuring /
- Guangzhou /
- China

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Excess Commuting in Transitional Urban China: A Case Study of Guangzhou

doi: 10.1007/s11769-015-0793-7

通讯作者:
HOU Quan.E-mail:houquan@gmail.com

Excess Commuting in Transitional Urban China: A Case Study of Guangzhou

Corresponding author: HOU Quan.E-mail:houquan@gmail.com

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Excess Commuting in Transitional Urban China: A Case Study of Guangzhou

doi: 10.1007/s11769-015-0793-7

1. School of Geography Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China;

2. Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd., Department of Geography, Shenzhen 518033, China;

3. Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077, China

通讯作者: HOU Quan.E-mail:houquan@gmail.com

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Excess Commuting in Transitional Urban China: A Case Study of Guangzhou

1. School of Geography Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China;

2. Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd., Department of Geography, Shenzhen 518033, China;

3. Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077, China

Corresponding author: HOU Quan.E-mail:houquan@gmail.com

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Excess Commuting in Transitional Urban China: A Case Study of Guangzhou

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Excess Commuting in Transitional Urban China: A Case Study of Guangzhou

doi: 10.1007/s11769-015-0793-7

1. School of Geography Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China; 2. Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd., Department of Geography, Shenzhen 518033, China; 3. Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077, China

通讯作者: HOU Quan.E-mail:houquan@gmail.com

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Excess Commuting in Transitional Urban China: A Case Study of Guangzhou

1. School of Geography Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China; 2. Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd., Department of Geography, Shenzhen 518033, China; 3. Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077, China

Corresponding author: HOU Quan.E-mail:houquan@gmail.com

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通讯作者:
HOU Quan.E-mail:houquan@gmail.com

1. School of Geography Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China;

2. Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd., Department of Geography, Shenzhen 518033, China;

3. Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077, China

1. School of Geography Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China;

2. Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd., Department of Geography, Shenzhen 518033, China;

3. Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 999077, China