Qualitative study uncovers mechanisms of industrial heritage over-commodification in China, highlighting the need to integrate urban land policy into creative destruction models.
Key Points
To examine the development processes, mechanisms, and stakeholder interactions driving the over-commodification of industrial heritage sites during tourism redevelopment.
Conducted a qualitative case study evaluating the redevelopment trajectory of Nanfeng Kiln District in Foshan, China.
Applied Mitchell's model of creative destruction to analyze heritage commodification and stakeholder dynamics.
Demonstrated that tourism redevelopment into creative parks frequently causes over-commodification at the expense of preserving contemporary cultural and historical values.
Identified that the standard creative destruction model requires modification to incorporate urban land policy and governmental roles specific to China's politico-economic framework.