Chinese cities have experienced unprecedented growth in the past few decades. In this context, the rapid rise of housing prices in Chinese cities makes the affordability of homeownership one of the biggest challenges related to people's livelihood. As a forming part of public housing, affordable housing in China mainly targets medium and low-income urban residents who cannot afford commodity housing. The spatial site selection and layout of affordable housing, which becomes a challenge for urban planners and policymakers, is potentially related to a spatial differentiation and the spread of po...
