'A stop on the train': the transient mentality of creative expats in Beijing, China

• Published in: Mobilities Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 486 - 503
• Main Authors: Vasconcelos, Daniel de O., Miao, Julie T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.05.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Beijing; Built environment; creative class; Creative expats; Cultural policy; Data collection; Fluidity; Housing; Polls & surveys; transient mentality; Urban environments; Urban planning; Urban policy

This paper investigates the life experiences of creative expats and the associated impact of, and on, the built environment of their host localities. Grounded on participants' testimonies, we develop the concept of transient mentality as a potential mediating factor in-between such reciprocal r...