Asian urbanism, Land and housing politics, Speculative urbanism, State capitalism

A lost city? Unravelling the gambles behind Sihanoukville’s great urban transformation from beach town to metropolis of casinos and skyscrapers 

Jan 23, 2023 — 0 Comments

Asian urbanism, Mega events, Mega projects, Speculative urbanism, State capitalism, Urban politics

‘It takes two to tango’: How China snatched a port and (part of) a city from Sri Lanka

Jan 13, 2020 — 1 Comment

Gentrification

The Utopian Residential Experience and the Gentrification of Gongren Xincun in Tianjin

Jul 16, 2018 — 1 Comment

Contesting dispossession, Urban politics

Diasporas at Home: The Rural Migrants of 2017 Beijing’s Mass Eviction

Jul 9, 2018 — 0 Comments

Land and housing politics

How stubborn ‘nail houses’ take a stand against China’s rapid urbanisation

Jun 18, 2018 — 0 Comments

State capitalism

Invisible green belts in Beijing

Jun 18, 2018 — 0 Comments