Enterprise-led or government-led? Research on the characteristics and mechanisms of rural gentrification in metropolitan suburbs driven by significant projects taking lianmin village in Shanghai as an example

Abstract

Under the combined influence of factors such as the implementation of the rural revitalisation strategy, superior geographical location, and the implementation of significant projects such as Disneyland, the suburban villages of Shanghai's metropolitan area have experienced similar characteristics of rural gentrification in rural revitalisation in Western countries. According to the differences in driving forces, rural gentlemen are divided into two types: enterprise-led and local government-led. There may also be complex interactive relationships between the two kinds of gentrification. Then, this article takes Lianmin Village in the suburbs of Shanghai as an example, organises three panoramic surveys on it, summarises the characteristics of rural gentrification, and then constructs actor networks to explain the formation and interaction mechanisms of the two types of rural gentrification. Key words: actor network; rural gentrification; interaction; social mechanism