Does Shanghai have slums?

Tomlinson, Richard

International Development Planning Review (2012), 34, (2), 0

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3828/idpr.2012.14
Language: English
Pages: 1

Abstract

The origin of this Viewpoint lies in years of teaching slum upgrading and being asked, if there are not slums in Shanghai, why this is the case, and whether Shanghai is likely to have slums in the future. The questions are addressed in relation to access to improved water and sanitation, the lack of either being used by UN-HABITAT to identify a slum. The Viewpoint has three parts. The first explains the focus on household formation and household services connections. The second discusses the scale, rate, timing and projections of increased demand for services connections. The third explores the urban fringe and inner suburbs for slums and the potential for slum formation. I conclude that the foremost explanation for the absence of slums are the pace and scale of urban redevelopment together with the incorporation of urban villages, both set against Shanghai^s slow increase in household formation.

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