Residential-employment mixed use and jobs-housing balance: A case study of Shenzhen, China

• Zhou, Xingang ^[3] ; Yeh, Anthony G.O. ^[1] ; Yue, Yang ^[2] ; Li, Weifeng ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Hong Kong

     University of Hong Kong

     RAE de Hong Kong (China)

     
  2. [2] Shenzhen University

     Shenzhen University

     China

     
  3. [3] College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Key Laboratory of Spatial Intelligent Planning Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China, China

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• Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 119, 2022
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Residential-employment mixed use has often been proposed to promote jobs–housing balance and to increase employment self-containment of residents, thereby reducing commuting distance and motorized travel. However, the relationship between residential-employment mixed use and work trips has few consensuses. Whether residential-employment mixed use is correlated with employment self-containment of residents remains to be explored. In this study, the relationships between residential-employment mixed use and employment self-containment of residents are examined in the industrial and commercial areas in Shenzhen, China. The relationships between commercial–residential and industrial–residential mixes and employment self-containment of residents are examined using mobile phone data. Results indicate that residential-employment mixed use is positively correlated with employment self-containment of residents in industrial–residential mix areas in the suburbs, but is not correlated in commercial–residential mix areas in the central city. Residential-employment mixed use alone does not achieve high employment self-containment of residents, which also depends on other factors such as its economic sector, location, and housing prices.