Civilian Residential Construction Of Shanghai Municipal Government (1928-1949),

During the period of Nanjing national government, scatteredshanty towns scattered every corner in the metropolis Shanghai, eachcorner. As the shanty towns continued to spread, which bring aboutfrequent fire, deterioration of public security and other social problemsone after another. Shanghai city hall to the shanty towns of unsightly, ahealth hazard, any appearance, attempting to ban them, strickenshanty fierce opposition. Secluded in the attic of the Shanghai civilianwho have no choice but to endure the small living,high rent,badenvironment.Shanghai city hall under the real needs and for shaping their owngood social image, have committed to civilian residential construction,established" to build civilian residence committee" and "civilian welfaremanagement committee", build civilian residential seven, solve thesmall civilian housing problem. Shanghai City Hall civilian residentialconstruction to attach importance to social welfare and establish arelatively perfect management system, which attract deep s attention.The construction aims to not only reduce civilian life burden, in order tofacilitate the demolition of squatter resettlement of residents, but also asan opportunity for improvement, social work, and strengthen theadministration. The effects of war and the shortage of the funds, makecivilian residential construction said of an aged person, during the warand post-war city hall can only try to maintain and repair of existinghousing, make civilian residential can still play a very limited role.As a government led by the residential construction, which can fullyabsorb the participation of social forces, greatly improving the civilianresidential construction standards, more in line with the actual needs of civilians. Through the study of civilian residential area residents to form, itis not difficult to find, residential indeed comply with relief to civilians inthe will. Dweller life because of immigration of civilians in the villagewhich has improved, at the same time the government forces began tointervene in residents daily life, to strengthen the residents in the controland discipline. Although this effort is obstacled by many factors, which itis obvious that the state power to grassroots social penetration trendshave been evident, from all aspects of the repressor, bringing manydifficulties. The national integration and social realization, still must waitin the neighborhood of the specific operation.