How Does Spatial Injustice Affect Residents’ Policy Acceptance of the Economic-social-ecological objectives of Construction Land Reduction?

Keqiang Wang1,2, Jianglin Lu1,*and Hongmei Liu

Abstract

Construction land reduction (CLR) is a policy innovation for Shanghai to explore high-quality economic development, but it will also lead to spatial injustice in the implementation process.Although the literature on spatial injustice and CLR is increasing, very little is known about theinfluence of spatial injustice in CLR on residents’ policy acceptance of the economic–social–ecologicalobjectives of CLR. To fill the knowledge gap,  this study uses micro-survey data to identify thefactors that influence residents’ policy acceptance of the economic–social–ecological objectives ofCLR. Results show that: (1) Spatial injustice in CLR significantly reduces residents’ policy acceptanceof the social and ecological objectives of CLR. (2) The locational disadvantage of villages significantlyreduces residents’ policy acceptance of the ecological objectives of CLR. (3) The more educated theresidents are, the more they recognize the social and ecological objectives of CLR. (4) The higher thepercentage of household workers, the more residents endorse the economic and social objectives ofCLR. (5) Compared with ordinary residents, cadres are more accepting of the economic objectivesof CLR. (6) Robustness tests support the findings of this study. The findings of this study provideinsights for sustainable CLR policy reform.

Keywords

construction land reduction; economic–social–ecological objectives; multivariate probitmodel; policy acceptance; Shanghai; spatial injustice