A REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON TRANSNATIONAL GENTRIFICATION IN THE WEST AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CHINA
HUANG Xing1, LIU Zhen1, TAN Yi-ming2
1. School of Architecture, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China;
2. School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Abstract：Gentrification is a process of socio-spatial reconstruction in which the higher income class replaces the lower income class and improves the built environment of the community. It not only appears in the change of domestic living space, but also is caused by transnational capital and immigration in other countries or regions. It leads to a new gentrification phenomenon in the era of globalization. Therefore, the concept of transnational gentrification is introduced in this study to explain how transnational immigrants inject their own preferences of consumption behavior and pursuit of material space into the process of community transformation, and replace local residents as the main users of community space. Aiming at the research literature on transnational gentrification in the west, starting with the concept of transnational gentrification, this paper systematically arranges and reviews the development background, phenomenon characteristics, formation mechanism, impact consequences and development trend of transnational gentrification, and points out that how to retain transnational gentrifiers is the key in the development trend of transnational gentrification. The effect of sustainable construction of transnational communities on economic growth cannot be ignored. Yet the negative impact on vulnerable groups is also clear. On the basis of looking forward to the research methods, empirical cases and aftereffect prediction of western transnational gentrification, this paper believes that Chinese transnational gentrification research should pay more attention to the concept derivation, development degree, role of government and policy response in the Chinese context, so as to build a transnational gentrification research framework with Chinese context and characteristics.
黄幸, 刘圳, 谭一洺. 西方跨国绅士化研究进展及对中国的启示[J]. 人文地理, 2023, 38(4): 9-16.
HUANG Xing, LIU Zhen, TAN Yi-ming. A REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON TRANSNATIONAL GENTRIFICATION IN THE WEST AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CHINA. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, 2023, 38(4): 9-16.
