The Estimation of Per Capita Housing Area and Analysis of its Spatial and Temporal Characteristics in urban China
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DOI: 10.23977/icemei.2019.001
Author(s)
Shizhen Wang, Shuaihang Xu, Qing Xu
Corresponding Author
Shuaihang Xu
ABSTRACT
We apply Capital Depreciation Model to the estimation of per capita housing area in 31 provinces in China from 2005 to 2016, and we also analyzed its temporal and spatial distribution characteristics using Gini coefficient and Moran’s I index. Here are our main finds: in 2016, Per Capita Housing Area of China urban residents ranges about 27 to 31 square meter. In the past ten years, the per capita housing consumption among 31 provinces in China is relatively balanced. The excessive prosperity of the housing market will affect the fairness of housing resource allocation. The spatial correlation of per capita housing area in China's provinces is increasing, and the housing market in neighboring provinces is more closely linked. Our research suggests that as the housing condition in China has changed so much in the past years, the housing policy in future should focus on the improvement of housing affordability and the management of sustainable management in the Chinese housing market.
KEYWORDS
Housing, Capital Stock, Per Capita Housing Area, Gini coefficient, Spatial Correlation