Divided Urbanism in China

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The rapid urbanization in China has resulted in an exceptional urban landscape where the urban and rural divide remains unclear and alters the fabric of cities. The idea of "urban villages" significantly depicts such transformation. Urban villages encompass a complex combination of unclear property rights, informal residentials, and norms. Such a phenomenon is an intricate tapestry of social dynamics, property rights, and negotiation, not a linear growth or an artifact of urbanization. There is a need to comprehend China's divided urbanization. This paper will reflect on various journals to examine urban villages' formation, property rights negotiations, their role as enclaves for rural migrants, and social norms. It will show these communities' importance in China's rapid urbanization and divided urbanism.
Defining Divided Urbanism in China
China's "divided urbanism" describes the complex relationship between rural and urban aspects in its quickly changing urban landscape. China's urbanization combines formal urban structures and informal, often chaotic regions (Liu et al., 2010). Urbanization in China creates a complex dichotomy that changes Western views of cities (Keith et al., 2013). Formal urban planning and unrestrained informal settlement expansion divide Chinese cities. At the center of divided urbanism is the notion of "urban villages," which underpin this split urbanization (Liu et al., 2010). Rapid urbanization has created transitional neighborhoods that blur rural-urban borders. Urban villages, or "chengzhongcun" in Chinese, are surrounded by growing cities (Liu et al., 2010; Keith et al., 2013). They are unlike Western-style urban settlements: rural migration, informal property rights, and an unregulated rental market cause them. Urban villages demonstrate China's fragmented urbanization, with uncertain property rights, chaotic development, and mixed rural and urban ideals. Due to rural-urban tensions, these groups' identities change constantly. Divided urbanism in China shows the juxtaposition