Urban Environment Quality and Migrant Settlement Intentions: Evidence from China’s Hygienic Cities Initiative

Sun, Dan; Zhao, Guochang

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“…Migrants' housing quality is a crucial determinant of their physical and psychological health [1,2], which can markedly affect their accumulation of human capital and thus may further influence the process of urbanization and social sustainable development [3,4]. Existing studies on Chinese rural migrants have primarily focused on urban settlement intentions, e.g., [5,6], and housing tenure choices in urban areas, e.g., [7,8]. Yet, as another essential aspect for migrants' residential choices, urban housing quality or livability in inflow areas has been given limited attention.…”

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Association between Hometown Landholdings and Housing Quality of Rural Migrants in Urban Areas: Evidence from China

Wang,

Luo,

Gong

2024

Buildings

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Urbanization progress in developing countries is reflected in the urban living conditions of their rural migrants. Housing quality, in particular, is linked to migrants’ social integration and development of human capital. In China, where urban housing is highly stratified by urban citizenship via the “hukou” or household registration system, improving housing quality is a top priority for the central government in its pursuit of human-centered urbanization. Despite some social and economic elements affecting migrants’ housing quality being documented, few studies have analyzed the determinants of rural migrants’ housing quality from the perspective of rural landholdings or possession of use rights of rural lands, which is endowed by the land system of China. Using large micro-data from the China Migrant Dynamic Survey (CMDS), this study investigates the association between hometown landholdings and rural migrants’ housing quality in their host cities. The empirical results suggest that possessing rural landholdings in their hometown is negatively correlated with rural migrants’ housing quality in their host cities, wherein rural migrants’ hukou transfer intention is found as an intermediary factor. Furthermore, the heterogeneity of the relationship across demographic characteristics and regions was investigated. In addition, short-term revenue derived from hometown landholdings is also verified to have a very limited positive effect on migrants’ housing quality. Land transfer policies customized for subgroups of rural migrants across sociological attributes and urban stratification are concluded finally.

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Association between Hometown Landholdings and Housing Quality of Rural Migrants in Urban Areas: Evidence from China

Wang,

Luo,

Gong

2024

Buildings

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Can public health services promote the settlement intention of migrant workers: empirical analysis from China

Lyu

2024

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionEnhancing migrant workers’ settlement intention in cities requires ensuring they have equal public health rights as urban residents. Full access to public health services can strengthen their sense of belonging and improve the well-being of this vulnerable group. Evaluating the welfare impact of public health services from the perspective of city identification offers valuable insights and informs policies aimed at improving the quality of public health service provision.MethodsThis study utilizes data from the 2017 China CMDS survey. We employed various analytical methods, including the Probit model, IV-Probit model, Propensity Score Matching, and KHB decomposition, to empirically examine the impact of public health services on the settlement intention of migrant workers. Additionally, we explored the underlying mechanisms and heterogeneity of this impact.ResultsPublic health services such as health records management and public health education significantly increase the settlement intention of migrant workers. The positive effect of public health services on the settlement intention is more pronounced among migrant workers who have moved across provinces and those who are married. Public health services indirectly enhance the settlement intention by improving urban satisfaction and sense of belonging, with the latter having a more substantial indirect effect.DiscussionThe current provision of basic public health services in China for migrant workers still needs improvement. This highlights the necessity of enhancing health record management, increasing health education and training, and tailoring services to better meet the needs of migrant workers. By improving the supply of public health services, we can effectively raise migrant workers’ urban satisfaction and sense of belonging, thereby indirectly increasing their willingness to settle in cities. The findings of this study contribute to further optimizing the implementation of public health service policies and provide meaningful guidance for improving the urban integration of migrant workers.

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Early Urban Migration and Long-Term Settlement Intention: Evidence from Migrants in China

Li,

Wei,

Zuo

2024

Sustainability

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In recent years, with the further advancement of China’s urbanization process and the continued expansion of its migrants, increasing attention has been directed toward migrants’ intentions to settle and their integration into host cities. However, the role of early urban experiences on migrants’ long-term residence intention remains unclear. Using data from the Chinese Migrant Dynamics Monitoring Survey, we examine the impact of age at first migration on the long-term settlement intention of migrants in China and the underlying influencing mechanisms. We find that migrants who migrate to cities at a younger age have higher intentions to settle in cities. The mechanism analysis suggests that migrating to cities at a younger age facilitates social integration, promotes the convergence of habits and improves dialect proficiency. Moreover, a heterogeneity analysis reveals that the positive effects of early city migration on long-term settlement intentions are more pronounced among migrants who migrate less frequently, are unmarried and have resided in the local area for a longer period. Further study shows that early migration to cities also positively impacts the settlement intention involving the transfer of one’s household registration (hukou) status.

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Urban Environment Quality and Migrant Settlement Intentions: Evidence from China’s Hygienic Cities Initiative

Cited by 3 publications

References 38 publications

Association between Hometown Landholdings and Housing Quality of Rural Migrants in Urban Areas: Evidence from China

Association between Hometown Landholdings and Housing Quality of Rural Migrants in Urban Areas: Evidence from China

Can public health services promote the settlement intention of migrant workers: empirical analysis from China

Early Urban Migration and Long-Term Settlement Intention: Evidence from Migrants in China

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