TY - CHAP
T1 - Social Forces on Residents’ Compliance with Urban Renewal in Hong Kong
AU - Cheung, Chau-kiu
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PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Residents of urban renewal sites are typically required to comply with the arrangements of urban renewal. Without considering the dynamics of a number of social forces, such as the environmental and social impact of urban renewal and aid from the urban renewal authority and other people, achieving such compliance is unlikely. The present study surveyed 437 residents in five urban renewal sites in Hong Kong, China to ascertain these dynamics. The results showed that the environmental quality of the land and infrastructure impeded the residents’ compliance. Environmental improvement, or the positive environmental impact of urban renewal, also appeared to constrain compliance. By contrast, social improvement, or the positive social impact of urban renewal, encouraged compliance. Aid from urban renewal authority appeared to foster compliance, whereas aid from neighbors diminished it. These findings illustrate the application of social force theory.
AB - Residents of urban renewal sites are typically required to comply with the arrangements of urban renewal. Without considering the dynamics of a number of social forces, such as the environmental and social impact of urban renewal and aid from the urban renewal authority and other people, achieving such compliance is unlikely. The present study surveyed 437 residents in five urban renewal sites in Hong Kong, China to ascertain these dynamics. The results showed that the environmental quality of the land and infrastructure impeded the residents’ compliance. Environmental improvement, or the positive environmental impact of urban renewal, also appeared to constrain compliance. By contrast, social improvement, or the positive social impact of urban renewal, encouraged compliance. Aid from urban renewal authority appeared to foster compliance, whereas aid from neighbors diminished it. These findings illustrate the application of social force theory.
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M3 - RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)
SN - 9781536124255
SN - 9781536124194
T3 - Urban Development and Infrastructure
SP - 171
EP - 208
BT - Urban Planning and Renewal
PB - Nova Science Publishers
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