TRANSITION IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND SIZE OF INFERIOR HABITATION AREAS BY TYPE IN CHANGCHUN CITY, CHINA: A study on the transition of inferior urban habitation from 1997 to 2007 in Changchun city, China Part 1

This study aims to clarify the transition of inferior urban habitations in Changchun City from 1997 to 2007. The main purpose of this study, which was conducted in 1997, was to clarify the distribution and types of inferior habitations. The result showed that there were many vast slum-like habitations with an area of more than 50 ha, and there were four types of habitations. A study conducted in 2007 clarified the transition in the types of habitations in the preceding ten years. The result shows that the number of inferior habitations decreased drastically, while sprawling areas and urban villages in the marginal areas increased proportionately.