PlanningStudiesVOL.33NO.8AUG.2009182009338CITYPLANNINGREVIEWPLANNINGINSTITUTIONANDPROPERTYRIGHTSINURBANREDEVELOPMENT:ACOM-PARATIVESTUDYBETWEENNIUCHESHUIINSINGAPOREANDJINHUAJIEINGUANGZHOULIUXuanABSTRACT:Clearlydefinedpropertyrightsplayakeyroleinmaintainingtheorderofurbandevelop-mentandthereforeachievethepublictargetofurbandevelopment.Bycomparingtworedevelopmentprojects,NiucheshuiinSingaporeandJinhuajieinGuangzhou,thispaperillustratesthatthedevelop-menttargetandcurrentpropertyrightsdeterminetheinstitutioninurbanredevelopment,andthepathde-pendenceofnewinstitutiononpastinstitutionleadstodifferentbehaviors.Itarguesthatclearlydefinedpropertyrightsarecriticaltoimprovetheurbanrede-velopmentandtheplanningshouldplayanimpor-tantroleinthisprocess.KEYWORDS:urbanredevelopment;planninginstitution;propertyrights;NiucheshuiinSingapore;JinhuajieinGuangzhou19PlanningStudiesVOL.33NO.8AUG.2009202009338CITYPLANNINGREVIEWFig.1Niucheshuiin1950sand2000s21Fig.2LandacquisitioninNiucheshuiFig.3SaleofSitesProjectsinNiucheshuiFig.4SomeSaleofSitesProjectsinNiucheshuiPlanningStudiesVOL.33NO.8AUG.2009222009338CITYPLANNINGREVIEWFig.7RedevelopedprojectsinNiucheshui,1960-2002Fig.5PlannedconservationareainNiucheshuiFig.6RenewedshophousesinNiucheshuiconservationareaFig.8DilapidatedneighborhoodsofJinhuajie23Tab.1CompensationstandardsofurbandemolitionandresettlementinGuangzhou(1984-1997)Tab.2ChangeofplotratioofparcelsinJinhuajieredevelopmentprojectPlanningStudiesVOL.33NO.8AUG.2009242009338CITYPLANNINGREVIEWFig.9In-siteredevelopedresidentialbuildingsandcommercialbuildingsFig.10NewbuildingsdevelopedinJinhuajieredevelopmentproject(1988-2002)25