ZHEJIANGCUN - SOCIAL AND SPATIAL IMPLICATIONS OF INFORMAL URBANIZATION ON THE PERIPHERY OF BEIJING

The formation of informal settlements on the peripheries of Chinese ci ties has been a direct outcome of national economic reforms, as previo us constraints on population movement had served to prevent the moveme nt of rural migrants into the cities. This article, a compilation of r eports by two Chinese researchers, examines one such settlement on the southern border of Beijing, with consideration given to both socio-ec onomic aspects of the settlement and to administrative implications fo r land management and planning. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.