Peri-urban transformation in the Global South: a comparative socio-spatial analytics approach. Issue 3 (4th March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Follmann, Alexander; Kennedy, Loraine; Pfeffer, Karin; Wu, Fulong
• Is Part Of: Regional studies. Volume 57:Issue 3(2023)
• Page Start: 447
• Page End: 461
• Publication Date: 2023-03-04
• Subjects: peri-urban morphologies -- urbanization -- Global South -- comparative urbanism -- fragmentation -- bypass; O18; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 307.14
• DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2095365
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-3404

Abstract

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.