Community Identity during Urban Renewal in the Case of Hehuatang Community in Nanjing City, China
刊名 Journal of Landscape Research
作者 XIA Weiyang1, WENG Dalai2, XU Mengjie2*
作者单位 1. University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom; 2. Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, China
DOI 10.16785/j.issn 1943-989x.2025.3.008
年份 2025
刊期 3
页码 40-46
关键词 Community Identity, Urban Renewal, Hehuatang Community, Nanjing, Heritage preservation, Modernization
摘要 This study investigates community identity in Nanjing’s historic Hehuatang community during urban renewal, revealing tensions between heritage preservation and modernization. Through ethnographic research, three key factors are identified shaping identity: (i) material conditions including series of spatial conflicts around overcrowding, (ii) social tensions such as tenant-aborigine divides and generational misunderstanding, and (iii) institutional governance as top-down policies would exacerbate distrust. Despite 82% of residents expressing place attachment, 67% desire relocation due to deteriorating liveability—a paradox highlighting the failure of China’s contemporary performative participation models. The adapted three-layer creativity model underscores the need to reconcile physical renewal with social equity. Findings advocate for co-design processes that integrate resident agency, offering lessons for sustainable urban renewal in rapidly developing contexts.