Land: The Era of Real Estate Regime
Land: The Era of Real Estate Regime
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For Macao, urban problems are indeed problems. The government uses land scarcity as an excuse to delay the construction of public facilities and public housing. At the same time, the rapid deterioration of the urban landscape and environment has caused Macao residents' familiar communities, homes, and leisurely lives to quickly disappear. Urban planning is not a technical problem; its most crucial characteristic is that it is a political process. If one thinks that a hastily drawn blueprint can fool everyone, then one doesn't know whether it's because the public is ignorant or because the officials in charge are too naive.
Just open your eyes and see how the developers of these newly built luxury homes acquired the land, how they changed its use, and how they increased the development space of the projects. Then you can probably understand what urban planning in Macao has been like since the establishment of the SAR.
This discusses some major events and issues in Macao's urban development, and analyzes and comments on them from political, economic, and social perspectives. The main content includes land development, urban planning, and government policies.
. Land Development .
Macao's real estate capital has undergone large-scale geographical expansion, increasing buildable land through land reclamation and the development of mountains and forests. Natural landscapes have gradually become surrounded by private real estate, becoming commodities that appreciate in value. At the same time, the Macao government's abandonment of the public nature of land during the handover process has also caused the city to lose the soil that nurtures cultural diversity, increasing the gap between social classes.
. Urban Planning .
The "Urban Planning Law" and the accompanying Urban Planning Committee system address the impact of the long-standing arbitrary urban planning procedures and land interest transfers in Macao. It also points out the numerous loopholes in the system, and the dominant influence of the business community, especially the construction and real estate industries, which are the only ones with significant vitality within the governing elite.
. Government Policy .
The Macao government's lack of transparency in land information, as well as its policy formulation and implementation regarding land development and urban planning.
ISBN:9789996568121
出版:論盡媒體
作者:論盡編輯部
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