The key causes of urban-rural conflict in China

Ann T.W. Yu, Yuzhe Wu*, Jiahui Shen, Xiaoling Zhang, Liyin Shen, Liping Shan

*Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    In recent years, China has undergone an extremely rapid phase of urbanization, which has caused many acute problems between urban and rural areas. This paper identifies three categories of social, economic and environmental conflict, and investigates their significance according to the views of two different populations using a questionnaire survey and interviews. Using fuzzy set theory, the key causes of urban-rural conflict related to urbanization in China are identified. The differences in urban and rural people's perceptions of these key factors are discussed and the factors underlying these perceptions are analyzed.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)65-73
    JournalHabitat International
    Volume49
    Online published28 May 2015
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2015

    Research Keywords

    • China
    • Key factors
    • Urban-rural conflict
    • Urbanization

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