How has the informality of urban slums exposed a gap in policy formulation and research questions in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic?This paper seeks to identify the appropriate questions an...How has the informality of urban slums exposed a gap in policy formulation and research questions in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic?This paper seeks to identify the appropriate questions and policy frame that would assist future researchers and policymakers on the subject of pandemics in densely populated urban settlements.The authors argue that the nexus between asking the appropriate questions and developing appropriate policy response measures during a pandemic can significantly impact the outcome of the response.The paper examines how the government of Kenya's response to the COVID-19 pandemic reveals a deep-rooted socio-economic and cultural inequality when"blanket"policies are adopted without taking into consideration the tnique dynamics characterizing the society.The findings show that the effectiveness of implementing COVID-19 containment policies such as lockdowns,the cession of movement,working from home,distance learning,and social distancing are affected by other factors such as the nature of jobs,one's income levels,where someone lives,cultural beliefs,access to water,sanitation,intemet,and medical facilities.This means that a significant number of people within the society experience a double tragedy from the pandemic and impact of government response measures.Yet most of the existing literature has focused on the causes,spread,and impact of the pandemic on health institutions,economies,and public health with little emphasis on the impact on policy measures especially on the vulnerable segments of the society.This paper,therefore,looks at the question of how the various public health intervention strategies disrupt or construct the livelihood of the already complex informal settlement.It provides policymakers and researchers with a number of questions that can frame policy and research during a pandemic with important consideration to urban informality.展开更多
Related to the academic topic on innovation and development of information-communication industries,a dualist distinction between formal and informal economy has drawn a lot of research interests in the academy circle...Related to the academic topic on innovation and development of information-communication industries,a dualist distinction between formal and informal economy has drawn a lot of research interests in the academy circle in recent years.In this essay,we discussed the background of Shenzhen’s leapfrog development as a Chinese economic special zone thanks to several policy advantages and the endeavor of itself as a principal part in the framework of China’s market economy reform.Despite the problem of informal economy for citizen’s living,we mainly focused on the positive effect of Shenzhen’s informal economy as flexibility of capital-labor effective coordination.Based on the analysis of the evolution of Shenzhen’s city construction and industrial development,and the analysis on the four development stages that Shenzhen had witnessed,we expect more practical and theoretical summary of its experience for all the developing countries.展开更多
The study on informality has experienced a shift from describing the spatial characteristics toward exploring the connotation of urban governance in recent years. This paper takes urban villages in Shenzhen, a typical...The study on informality has experienced a shift from describing the spatial characteristics toward exploring the connotation of urban governance in recent years. This paper takes urban villages in Shenzhen, a typical informal settlement in China, as cases to analyze the two urban village governance modes of redevelopment and in situ upgrading and reveals the dynamics of the governance mode transformation. Through the lens of informality, this study focuses on the interaction among the government, the market, and former property owners on tenure legalization. The study finds that first of all, informality is the core of the transformation of urban village governance in Shenzhen. By strategically making use of informality, the government adopted different modes of urban village governance to fulfill the demands of urban development at different phases. Second, in the process of formalizing informal settlements through redevelopment, although the institutional framework is relatively complete, the boundary between informality and formality still changes continuously in property titling. While in the new governance mode of in situ upgrading in recent years, the government creates "special areas" in informal settlements via approving their de facto tenure security, so as to attract market force to upgrade physical environment and social management. Through revealing the mechanism in the blurred area between informality and formality, this paper responds to the dualistic argument on the informality theory, deepens the idea of taking informality as a flexible urban governance strategy in developing countries, and provides new thoughts for governance of informal settlements in China and other developing countries.展开更多
2025年12月22日,上海交通大学医学院医学技术学院李文杰在人工智能与信息融合领域国际顶级期刊Information Fusion发表了一项研究成果“CX-Mind:a pioneering multimodal large language model for interleaved reasoning in chest X-ra...2025年12月22日,上海交通大学医学院医学技术学院李文杰在人工智能与信息融合领域国际顶级期刊Information Fusion发表了一项研究成果“CX-Mind:a pioneering multimodal large language model for interleaved reasoning in chest X-ray via curriculum-guided reinforcement learning”。展开更多
The Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering is the official journal of The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China and published by the Chemical Industry Press Co.,Ltd.The aim of the journal is to develop t...The Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering is the official journal of The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China and published by the Chemical Industry Press Co.,Ltd.The aim of the journal is to develop the international exchange of scientific and technical information in the field of chemical engineering.Submission of Papers All papers will be submitted on line.展开更多
Journal Customer services For ordering information,claims and any enquiry concerning your journal subscription please go to contact your nearest office.America:Tel:(401)515-4764 Europe,Middle East,Africa and Asia Paci...Journal Customer services For ordering information,claims and any enquiry concerning your journal subscription please go to contact your nearest office.America:Tel:(401)515-4764 Europe,Middle East,Africa and Asia Pacific:Email:asiaar@163.com;523404392@qq.com;434421224@qq.com Tel:+86-551-65148112 Annual subscription rate(12 issues):US$300.展开更多
文摘How has the informality of urban slums exposed a gap in policy formulation and research questions in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic?This paper seeks to identify the appropriate questions and policy frame that would assist future researchers and policymakers on the subject of pandemics in densely populated urban settlements.The authors argue that the nexus between asking the appropriate questions and developing appropriate policy response measures during a pandemic can significantly impact the outcome of the response.The paper examines how the government of Kenya's response to the COVID-19 pandemic reveals a deep-rooted socio-economic and cultural inequality when"blanket"policies are adopted without taking into consideration the tnique dynamics characterizing the society.The findings show that the effectiveness of implementing COVID-19 containment policies such as lockdowns,the cession of movement,working from home,distance learning,and social distancing are affected by other factors such as the nature of jobs,one's income levels,where someone lives,cultural beliefs,access to water,sanitation,intemet,and medical facilities.This means that a significant number of people within the society experience a double tragedy from the pandemic and impact of government response measures.Yet most of the existing literature has focused on the causes,spread,and impact of the pandemic on health institutions,economies,and public health with little emphasis on the impact on policy measures especially on the vulnerable segments of the society.This paper,therefore,looks at the question of how the various public health intervention strategies disrupt or construct the livelihood of the already complex informal settlement.It provides policymakers and researchers with a number of questions that can frame policy and research during a pandemic with important consideration to urban informality.
文摘Related to the academic topic on innovation and development of information-communication industries,a dualist distinction between formal and informal economy has drawn a lot of research interests in the academy circle in recent years.In this essay,we discussed the background of Shenzhen’s leapfrog development as a Chinese economic special zone thanks to several policy advantages and the endeavor of itself as a principal part in the framework of China’s market economy reform.Despite the problem of informal economy for citizen’s living,we mainly focused on the positive effect of Shenzhen’s informal economy as flexibility of capital-labor effective coordination.Based on the analysis of the evolution of Shenzhen’s city construction and industrial development,and the analysis on the four development stages that Shenzhen had witnessed,we expect more practical and theoretical summary of its experience for all the developing countries.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Fund of China(No.51578304)PhD Dissertation Scholarship of Urban Development and Land Policy Research Center,Peking University–Lincoln Institute of Land Policy(No.DS03-20180901-GXY)+3 种基金the National Social Science Fund of China(No.16CRK020)the Humanity and Social Science Research Youth Foundation of China’s Ministry of Education(No.15YJCZH016)the Social Science Foundation of Beijing,China(No.15SHC043)the Horizon 2020 Research&Innovation Program(No.770141)
文摘The study on informality has experienced a shift from describing the spatial characteristics toward exploring the connotation of urban governance in recent years. This paper takes urban villages in Shenzhen, a typical informal settlement in China, as cases to analyze the two urban village governance modes of redevelopment and in situ upgrading and reveals the dynamics of the governance mode transformation. Through the lens of informality, this study focuses on the interaction among the government, the market, and former property owners on tenure legalization. The study finds that first of all, informality is the core of the transformation of urban village governance in Shenzhen. By strategically making use of informality, the government adopted different modes of urban village governance to fulfill the demands of urban development at different phases. Second, in the process of formalizing informal settlements through redevelopment, although the institutional framework is relatively complete, the boundary between informality and formality still changes continuously in property titling. While in the new governance mode of in situ upgrading in recent years, the government creates "special areas" in informal settlements via approving their de facto tenure security, so as to attract market force to upgrade physical environment and social management. Through revealing the mechanism in the blurred area between informality and formality, this paper responds to the dualistic argument on the informality theory, deepens the idea of taking informality as a flexible urban governance strategy in developing countries, and provides new thoughts for governance of informal settlements in China and other developing countries.
文摘2025年12月22日,上海交通大学医学院医学技术学院李文杰在人工智能与信息融合领域国际顶级期刊Information Fusion发表了一项研究成果“CX-Mind:a pioneering multimodal large language model for interleaved reasoning in chest X-ray via curriculum-guided reinforcement learning”。
文摘The Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering is the official journal of The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China and published by the Chemical Industry Press Co.,Ltd.The aim of the journal is to develop the international exchange of scientific and technical information in the field of chemical engineering.Submission of Papers All papers will be submitted on line.
文摘Journal Customer services For ordering information,claims and any enquiry concerning your journal subscription please go to contact your nearest office.America:Tel:(401)515-4764 Europe,Middle East,Africa and Asia Pacific:Email:asiaar@163.com;523404392@qq.com;434421224@qq.com Tel:+86-551-65148112 Annual subscription rate(12 issues):US$300.
