Under-occupied developments in China

Under-occupied developments in China are mostly-unoccupied newly-built property developments in China, and frequently referred to as "ghost cities" or ghost towns. The phenomenon was claimed and recorded as early as 2009 by Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan, as well as being researched and disputed by writer Wade Shepard, and subsequently reported by news media over the decades.[1][2][3][4] Although a feature of discourse on the Chinese economy and urbanization in China in the 2010s, many developments that were initially criticized as "ghost cities" in China have since become occupied and are now functioning cities.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Shelton, Tracey; Zhou, Christina; Pan, Ning (26 June 2018). "China's eerie ghost cities a 'symptom' of the country's economic troubles and housing bubble". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference chengdu20150901 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Chan, Melissa. "Ordos: Boom town to ghost town". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ Shepard, Wade. "China's Most Infamous 'Ghost City' Is Rising From The Desert". Forbes. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  5. ^ Shepard, Wade. "China's Largest Ghost City Is Now Almost Completely Full - But There's A Twist". Forbes. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  6. ^ Shepard, Wade. "Ghost Towns Or Boomtowns? What New Cities Really Become". Forbes. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. ^ "China's largest 'ghost city' booms again thanks to education fever". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  8. ^ "China's infamous ghost cities are finally stirring to life". Australian Financial Review. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2024.