SPATIAL PRODUCTION IN THE HISTORIC BLOCKS RENOVATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RESIDENTS: A CASE OF THE RENOVATION OF DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS IN TIANJIN OLD CITY HALL
GUAN Yong-kang1, HOU Ying-yu2, XUE Yi1
1. School of Literature, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China;
2. School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Abstract：Based on spatial production theory, the study examines residents' spatial production practices before and after the renovation of historic blocks through non-participatory observation and in-depth interviews, using the renovation of dilapidated buildings in Tianjin Old City Hall as a case study to reveal the spatial driving mechanisms and root causes of the problems. The results found that:1) Although the abstract spatial representation created by capital is permeating into the everyday living space irresistibly, the indigenous residents have constructed a representational space that supports community life and neighborhood interaction through space competition, creating alternative values and meanings that run counter to the agenda compete for their spatial power to a certain extent, demonstrating the resilience and social imagination of individuals under suppression. 2) After relocation, although the living material conditions have been significantly improved, the inconvenient use of space in the urban fringe area and the unfamiliar neighborhood relationship have caused a strong sense of discomfort, and the identity of the subject has changed to object. 3) The repulsive process of "invasion-resistance-alienation" in residents' living space is the result of the introduction of external elite ideology into local meaning production, and the driving mechanism for the evolution of production methods comes from the interest competition and power game between different subjects.
管永康, 侯英裕, 薛义. 居民主体视角下历史街区改造的空间生产——以天津老城厢“危旧房改造工程”为例[J]. 人文地理, 2023, 38(4): 92-101.
GUAN Yong-kang, HOU Ying-yu, XUE Yi. SPATIAL PRODUCTION IN THE HISTORIC BLOCKS RENOVATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RESIDENTS: A CASE OF THE RENOVATION OF DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS IN TIANJIN OLD CITY HALL. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, 2023, 38(4): 92-101.
