Abstract:
Based on a large survey of permanent population residential condition in Xi′an city from 2012 to 2014, combining social, economic indicators with the indicators of living conditions, and using the ecological factor method and cluster analysis method, the spatial differentiation of residential poverty and its reasons in Xi′an city were studied qualitatively and quantitatively. The results show that the residential poverty can be explained by four main factors, which are in circle-layer structure and fan structure combined with circle-layer structure. According to four main factors，indexes and residential poverty composite index, residential poverty can be divided into five types, that is, deprivation of social network, deprivation of residential property, deprivation of residential facilities, deprivation of the per capita residential area, deprivation of housing types, whose spatial differentiation pattern overall shows a combination of fan structure and circle-layer structure. Beside outer suburbs, the spatial segregation of residential poverty type is relatively fragmentized. The residential poverty is caused by the joint outcomes of external and internal mechanism. So, a dynamic monitoring program of residential poverty and suggestions of providing enough security housing, improving the environment in the poor neighborhoods, and taking various aspects into consideration, including economic development and cultural fusion are put forward.
