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    Analysing the heterogeneity in working conditions of migrant informal workers in China: a test of the WIEGO model of informal employment

    This paper sheds light on the internal heterogeneity within the informal economy by examining the working conditions of migrant informal workers in China. It presents the first attempt to test the WIEGO model ...

    Gengzhi Huang, Bowei Cai, Shuyi Liu in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2024)

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    The coupling coordination of social and economic upgrading in China: Evolution, regional disparities and influencing factors

    Social upgrading does not inherently follow economic upgrading; rather, they present a complex interplay. This paper, focusing on China, utilizes the coupling coordination degree and a panel regression model t...

    Gengzhi Huang, Shuyi Liu, Bowei Cai, Bo Wang in Journal of Geographical Sciences (2024)

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    The driving effect of informal economies on urbanization in China

    This paper examines the rise of informal economies in China, a hidden driving force overlooked in studies on China’s urbanization. Estimating the size of informal economies using the multiple indicators multip...

    Gengzhi Huang, Zuge **ng, Chunzhu Wei, Desheng Xue in Journal of Geographical Sciences (2022)

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    Identifying the Spatial Heterogeneity in the Effects of the Social Environment on Housing Rents in Guangzhou, China

    Housing rents in cities is an important topic in the study of urban geography and an area that needs to be focused on to develop livable cities. As a critical component of the urban environment, the social env...

    Yang Wang, Kangmin Wu, Lixia **, Gengzhi Huang in Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy (2021)

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    The Environmental Impacts of Informal Economies in China: Inverted U-shaped Relationship and Regional Variances

    This paper aims to the debate on the nexus between informal economies and the environment by investigating the long-term dynamic impacts of China’s informal economies on pollution and considering regional diff...

    Jiangmin Yang, Yiming Tan, Desheng Xue, Gengzhi Huang in Chinese Geographical Science (2021)

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    Changing concepts of city and urban planning practices in Guangzhou (1949–2010): An approach to sustainable urban development

    By focusing on Guangzhou, this paper examines how different concepts of city in terms of urban-rural relationships are shaped in transforming China since 1949, and explores how they influence the way in which ...

    Desheng Xue, Gengzhi Huang, **gwen Guan, Jiarong Lin in Chinese Geographical Science (2014)