Wealth-based micro-segregation in Hong Kong: social distance within spatial proximity

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serval:BIB_1438F16129E2
Type
A part of a book
Publication sub-type
Chapter: chapter ou part
Collection
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Institution
Title
Wealth-based micro-segregation in Hong Kong: social distance within spatial proximity
Title of the book
Vertical Cities
Author(s)
Ho Hang Kei (co-first), Yip Maurice (co-last)
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN
9781800886391
9781800886384
9781800886391
Publication state
Published
Issued date
25/10/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Pages
299-312
Language
english
Abstract
Building on the growing body of literature that highlights the significance of vertical urbanism and segregation in East Asian cities, this exploratory chapter focuses on Hong Kong and examines how housing inequality contributes to micro-segregation in two ways. First, it discusses housing inequality on the multigenerational level and illustrates that Hong Kong as a vertical city displays significant social disparity within close spatial proximity. Second, through introducing a wealth-based typology of five forms of micro-segregation, it examines how wealth, or the lack thereof, contributes to housing inequality among residential blocks that accommodate different subgroups of the population.
Keywords
Hong Kong, Vertical urbanism, Micro-scale segregation, Wealth classes, Housing market
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28/12/2022 16:07
Last modification date
29/12/2022 7:54
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