Residential stratification and segmentation in the hyper-vertical city

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Urban Segregation
EditorsSako Musterd
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Chapter20
Pages346-365
ISBN (electronic)9781788115605
ISBN (print)9781788115599
Publication statusPublished - 27 Mar 2020
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameResearch Handbooks in Urban Studies series

Abstract

There is very little research on the ways in which households are sifted and sorted in high-rise towers. Most of our knowledge of processes of social stratification and segmentation are rooted in low-rise horizontal environments. This chapter uses transaction data to explore price stratification in Hong Kong’s hyper high-rise environment. In doing so, it demonstrates the importance of height and view, particularly in more congested, higher-value neighbourhoods. The chapter speculates on how these factors may shape novel forms of social stratification and differentiation in high-rise towers. In explaining the lack of systematic social research in this area, it also points to the particular challenges posed by the social and physical architecture of the vertical city.

Citation Format(s)

Residential stratification and segmentation in the hyper-vertical city. / Forrest, Ray; Tong, Ka Sik; Wang, Weijia.
Handbook of Urban Segregation. ed. / Sako Musterd. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2020. p. 346-365 (Research Handbooks in Urban Studies series).

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)peer-review