Mi Shih

About Mi Shih

Mi’s research involves two areas. Building on ethnographic methods, she examines peri-urbanization in China with a focus on the role of the state, displacement, and social conflicts over land development. Employing mixed methods, the second area examines land development techniques, the politics of land and value, and equity in Taiwan.

Areas of Expertise

International Development Planning, Land Use Planning and Governance, Housing

Selected Publications

Shih, Mi and Ying-Hui Chiang. 2023. A Politically Less Contested and Financially More Calculable Urban Future: Density Techniques and Heightened Land Commodification in Taiwan. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space. , Shih, Mi and Cecille de Laurentis. 2022. Social governance for value creation: state-led land assembly, the property mind, and speculative urbanism in Taiwan. Urban Geography, 43(5), pp. 784-792. , Shih, Mi and Leslie Shieh. 2020. Negotiating Density and Financing Public Goods in Vancouver and New Taipei City: A Development Rights Perspective. Planning Practice and Research, 35(4), pp. 380-395. , Shih, Mi, M-J Kang, F-C Lin, and J. K.C. Liu. Forthcoming. Transforming Treasure Hill: Socially Produced Landscapes, the Politics of Land, and Value Contestation. In Shih, Mi and Kathe Newman (eds.), The Politics of Land and Value: Negotiating Social Futures. Routledge Studies Urbanism and City Series, UK, Routledge. (under contract)

Recent Courses Taught

International Urbanization and Housing Issues

Urban Economy and Spatial Patterns
Planning Methods
Research Methods