中国人民大学教授叶裕民提出，城中村改造应采取包容性新模式，将其作为"一把手工程"统筹推进，通过提供民租房供给和小面积套房规划等手段，让流动人口获得可支付的健康住房 [1]。她强调，传统排斥性改造模式导致"拆一个、形成一片"现象，新模式应从"投资于物"转向"投资于人"，形成以民生促发展的良性循环 [1]。
广州市的实践数据支撑了这一理念。在黄埔新溪村，70平方米以下住房的出租率达到80%至90%，而140平方米住房的出租率仅为5%至10% [1]。番禺区里仁洞村改造后可承接原有80%的流动人口规模 [1]。叶裕民指出，城中村改造后平均每户可获赔280平方米住房面积，若自住100平方米，余下180平方米可用于出租，而研究发现新市民租赁住房的可支付需求集中在30至70平方米区间 [1]。
从经济效益看，十个超大城市市民化的财政收益成本比平均为4.36比1，其中上海达到7.29倍 [1]。广州七普数据显示，938万流动人口中有423万人面临住房困难 [1]。此外，2020年适龄留守儿童占流动人口子女的48% [1]。
针对政策完善，叶裕民建议政府通过5%至15%的面积奖励鼓励民租房供给 [1]。她还指出，现有"两率差异"指标不能准确反映市民化程度，应改为套房覆盖率、家庭迁移率和流动人口子女入公办学校指数三大指标 [1]。
Professor Ye Yumin of Renmin University of China has outlined an inclusive approach to urban village renewal that prioritizes affordable housing for migrant populations.[1] She emphasizes that such transformation should be treated as a "top leadership initiative" coordinated at the highest governmental level, utilizing strategies such as rental housing supply and small-unit apartment design to ensure migrant workers can access affordable, quality housing while achieving simultaneous progress in both urban village renovation and citizenization.[1] According to her research, in Guangzhou's Huangpu District Xinxi Village, rental rates for units under 70 square meters reach 80-90 percent, while larger 140-square-meter units see only 5-10 percent rental demand.[1] Similarly, after renovation, Panyu District Liren'dong Village can accommodate approximately 80 percent of its original migrant population.[1]
The professor argues that traditional displacement-oriented renewal has created a cycle of "demolish one, create another," and advocates shifting from "investing in property" to "investing in people" to establish a positive cycle where public welfare drives development.[1] She notes that after urban village renovation, the average household receives 280 square meters of compensation; if residents occupy 100 square meters for personal use, the remaining 180 square meters can generate rental income.[1] Research indicates that new urban residents have affordable rental housing needs concentrated in the 30-70 square meter range.[1] Governments can incentivize private rental housing supply through floor area bonuses of 5-15 percent.[1] Across ten major cities, the fiscal cost-benefit ratio of citizenization averages 4.36:1, with Shanghai reaching 7.29 times.[1] Additionally, among Guangzhou's 9.38 million migrant residents identified in the seventh population census, 4.23 million face housing difficulties.[1] Ye also proposes revising evaluation metrics from traditional household registration conversion rates to three new indicators: apartment coverage rates, household migration rates, and the proportion of migrant children enrolled in public schools.[1]
