Research Article

Morphology and Spatial Dynamics of Urban Villages in Guangzhou’s CBD

Table 1

Summary population and economic data on Shipai village.

Total population of Shipai village (2000)51,100
Permanent village resident population (2000)9,181
Land area of ancestral inhabited village0.76 km2
Number of buildings in inhabited village3,656
     Rental units11,492
Mean height of buildings in storeys5.06
Density (floor-area ratio) of inhabited village4.97
Total floor space of inhabited village3.2 m m2
Number of street-level commercial outlets1,228
      Commercial services for the local population766
Property-based revenues to Sanjun Group (2004)45 m USD
Property-based revenues to Sanjun Group (2001)24 m USD
Property revenue as % of total revenue (2001)37.1
Average annual growth rate in income for Sanjun 1985–200119%
GDP Tianhe district (2010)29.6 b USD
Service sector as % of GDP of village (2001)64.8

Sources: Tianhe district (2010), National Economy and Social Development Statistics Bulletin, and Guangzhou Planning Bureau.