英文摘要 |
Shanties have been a prominent issue in Macau’s urban development throughout the 20th century, closely related to modern urban planning, land management reforms, and the establishment of public housing. The Ilha Verde Area, located northwest of Macau's old-town area, has transitioned from a Macau-Chinese informal settlement to an authorized shanty district and eventually became an affordable housing zone. This transformation reflects how the Portuguese colonial government struggles over urban spatial management and ethnic governance. This article employs the lens of informality to review Macau’s urbanization during the colonial era, focusing on the formalization of Ilha Verde Area's shanties settlement, as well as its role in Macau's overall shanties issue. First, it identified the dilemma of the shanties, pointing out that it was both a deviant of colonial Macau’s urban development scheme and a practical response to the unstable urban living realities during wartime. Then, it reveals the adjustment of issue scope and spatial-temporal coordination strategies during the formalization of shanties. As the process unfolded, Macau transitioned from a Portuguese colony to a territory temporarily under Portuguese governance, prompting a shift from addressing shanties to broader housing issues. Also, the Macau-Chinese community has adjusted its issue scope from personal living issues to overall housing issues which encourages policy adjustments that better reflect the urban living realities. |