Nice apartments, no jobs: How former villagers experienced displacement and resettlement in the western suburbs of Shanghai

In this paper, we document the displacement and resettlement of over 11,000 villagers who were removed from their homes and relocated in modern apartment blocks to make way for the construction of a new business district in the western suburbs of Shanghai. We examine the expectations and concerns of displaced residents before and after their relocation. Our findings showed that while the former villagers recognised the improvement in their physical surroundings, they were deeply concerned about their loss of rental income resulting from the demolition of their former homes, in which they housed unregistered migrants. They felt unfairly treated by government throughout the relocation process and saw themselves as being decanted into a new village-in-the-city. These results paint a much more unequivocal picture of resident dissatisfaction than is found in some other recent research. 在本文中，我们记录了 11,000 多名己被迁出家园并搬到上海新郊区的村民的流离失所和安置问题。我们研宄了流离失所者搬迁前后的期望和关切。我们的调査结果显示，尽管前村民们认识到他们的周边环境有所改善， 但他们深为关切因以前的房屋拆迁而导致的租金收入损失，因为他们将这些房屋租给了未登记的外来人口。他们在整个搬迁过程中感受到了政府的不公正待遇，并认为自己是被移到了一个新的城中村。我们的研宄结果描绘出一个画面，体现了比近来其他研宄发现的更加明确的居民不满情绪。