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Peri-urban transformation in the Global South: a comparative socio-spatial analytics approach

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This research advances our understanding of peri-urban dynamics in the Global South through an innovative comparative socio-spatial analytics approach combining geospatial and qualitative fieldwork-based methods. Drawing on three cases in China, Ghana and India, the comparison is operationalized through two pairs of conceptual lenses developed inductively. We argue that heterogeneous peri-urban morphologies in the Global South, which share several common features, notably fragmentation and bypass, albeit with differing degrees, are shaped by three key processes: (1) market- and speculation-driven property development; (2) state-led development strategies, often expressed through large-scale projects; and (3) fragmented planning and development practices.

Source: Regional Studies

DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2095365

Authors: Alexander Follmann, Loraine Kennedy, Karin Pfeffer, Fulong Wu

Institutions: University of Cologne, Center for South Asian Studies, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, University of Twente, University College London

Language: English

Topic: Latin American Urban Studies

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green