Africa's major cities are experiencing dramatic transformation as a result of growing real
estate investment. This article explores whether existing theories can explain the dynamics …

Peri-urbanization is transforming the urban-rural interface of metropolitan areas across the
global south. Large-scale planned developments and infrastructure projects result in the …

In the past few years (2020-2024), Cambodia has experienced heavy flood damage. For
example, in 2020, floods killed at least 43, affected more than 800,000 people, and …

This article investigates housing financialization processes in low-income countries (LICs).
Considering housing as both capital and commodity, the article excavates the roots of …

Peri-urbanization in Asia, which is driven by state-led mega-projects, has incorporated
peasants on the fringes of cities into the urban fabric through land dispossession and …

Foregrounding the interconnections that fuel speculation in Phnom Penh, this article
examines experiments by developers and investors who not only seek to bring built projects …

Slums, shanty towns, townships, low-income barrios, tugurios, comunas, favelas, and other
forms of informal settlements abound in the Global South. It is estimated that about 1 billion …

Land developers play an active role as institutional actors that shape the development and
governance of urban regions. In this paper, we find that developers not only influence state …

Offering a comprehensive overview of the current situation in the country, The Handbook of
Contemporary Cambodia provides a broad coverage of social, cultural, political and …

Scholars widely agree that cities and their built environments play a decisive role for a
global transformation towards sustainability. This necessitates a shift away from …