Towards Situated Analyses of Uneven Peri‐Urbanisation: An (Urban) Political Ecology Perspective

Bartels, Lara; Simon, David

doi:10.1111/anti.12632

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“…But it does raise serious challenges. To better understand these dynamics, we need approaches that bridge the rift in the literature between ethnographic studies that examine situated practices (often drawing on some variant of assemblage urbanism) and studies examining the systemic logics of infrastructures at higher levels (often rooted in political economy; Bartels et al, 2020). Our study contributes to closing this gap by showing how local developments feed into and grow out of broader developments.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

From fragmentation to integration and back again: The politics of water infrastructure in Accra’s peripheral neighbourhoods

Uitermark

Tieleman²

2020

Trans Inst British Geog

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This paper examines the dynamics of fragmentation and integration in Accra's water infrastructure. Inspired by figurational sociology, we analyse infrastructure as both reflective and constitutive of interdependencies between different class fractions and parts of the urban region. We draw on historical archives, the indepth ethnographic study of one suburban neighbourhood, a survey of eight additional neighbourhoods, and statistics from Ghana's census to investigate the mechanisms and drivers of infrastructural integration as well as fragmentation.Our analysis shows that, following Ghana's independence, the piped water network gradually expanded to integrate different class fractions and parts of the urban region. But this process has more recently hit its limits on Accra's peri-urban fringe, where the wealthy are disconnecting from the public piped water network and, by implication, from those who still depend on it. The progressive expansion of the pipe network thus grinds to a halt, giving way to a fragmented constellation of water infrastructures.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

From fragmentation to integration and back again: The politics of water infrastructure in Accra’s peripheral neighbourhoods

Uitermark

Tieleman²

2020

Trans Inst British Geog

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“…Today, a vast series of interrogations of socio-nature enliven debate, ranging from engagements with water and electricity, to food and alcohol (Lawhon 2013;Loftus 2012;Silver 2015). Together, these encompass vast spaces, from the city centre to the periurban, and in turn capture both the planetary conditions of contemporary urbanisation and its situated materialities (Agyeman and McEntee 2014;Bartels et al 2020;Brenner andSchmid 2012, 2014;Lawhon et al 2014). Together, they are testament to UPE's growing relevance in analysing a multitude of urban forms in a variety of contexts and its ability to render visible the possibilities for eco-political struggle (Ernstson and Swyngedouw 2019;Heynen 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, sand only appears urban once it becomes concrete. The fact that sand is without brand may have also contributed to its invisibility, in addition to the fact that sand is often extracted beyond the traditional boundaries of the city, and indeed, at the limits of the periurban, where studies of the city may not necessarily engage (Bartels et al 2020). Meanwhile, while some sand travels across international borders-as it routinely does in Southeast Asia-in many places, given the costs of transport, sand is extracted close to points of consumption.…”

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Geologising Urban Political Ecology (UPE): The Urbanisation of Sand in Accra, Ghana

Dawson

2021

Antipode

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This paper makes a call for an urban political ecology (UPE) which engages more extensively with Earth's geological formations. As a material at the centre of global urbanisation process, sand is offered as a geological entry point. The paper presents an analysis of the urbanisation of sand, or the ways in which sand is brought into the urban realm, grounding this reading in Accra-a growing city on Ghana's Atlantic coast. Drawing from 14 months of ethnographic fieldwork, the paper charts the socio-natural politics through which sand is first unearthed from the edges of the city-an extractive processes otherwise known as "sand winning" in Ghana. By examining the forms of power which govern uneven revenue flows to communities, the displacement of farming groups, the widespread loss of farmland and a contested regime of governance, the analysis exposes the socio-natural politics through which the city's geological baseline is first unearthed.

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“…On the contrary, although 'inland area'-an area that is experiencing the most considerable pressure of the development [55]-gives significant influence to the change of security level, this "type of land" shows an inverse correlation to the change. This result proves that not all of the variables which link to the triggering of massive land development [51] have a direct correlation to the transformation of property rights security.…”

Section: Effects Of Urbanisation On the Change Of Property Rights Securitymentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Thus, nowadays, these cities cannot accommodate urban activities and population growth [54]. Furthermore, this phenomenon is characterised by the change of economic structure and community activities from agriculture to nonagriculture, as well as an increase in land prices in the area [55][56][57]. In addition, the unique and dynamic characteristics of peri-urban areas trigger spatial complexities.…”

Section: Large-scale Land Development and Driving Forces Of Urbanisation Pressurementioning

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Transformation of Local People’s Property Rights Induced by New Town Development (Case Studies in Peri-Urban Areas in Indonesia)

Pratomo

Samsura

Krabben

2020

Land

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New town development as a form of large-scale development is not a new phenomenon, particularly in developing countries. This development mainly takes place in peri-urban areas due to the high pressure caused by the growing population and the lack of facilities and infrastructure in city centres. As an effect, local communities who originally occupied the land often lose their rights over the property their livelihood might have relied on. Property rights can be grouped differently, classified according to different bundles: appropriation, ownership, and formality of rights. This paper investigates to what extent new town development in Indonesia has affected the property rights of local communities, in terms of the transformation of rights and security level. Moreover, it examines to what extent this transformation has been affected by urbanisation pressure. Ample attention is paid to the transformation of various bundles of rights concerning different usage of property, both residential and cultivated land. A total of 252 questionnaires were distributed to three different locations of new towns in Indonesia. A before-after analysis was employed to identify the transformation of the property rights and their security level, followed by multiple linear regression analysis to observe the influence of the urbanisation pressure to the security level. The research reveals that the transformation of property rights of local residents mainly concerns the appropriation rights. The analysis also indicates that there is a tendency that the security level decreases. Statistically, this appears to be affected by urbanisation pressure variables: type of land, land use, and occupation. With this study, we offer on the one hand a conceptual framework for assessing property rights, while on the other hand, we provide empirical evidence regarding the effects of new town development on property rights transformation and its security level.

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Towards Situated Analyses of Uneven Peri‐Urbanisation: An (Urban) Political Ecology Perspective

Cited by 39 publications

References 72 publications

From fragmentation to integration and back again: The politics of water infrastructure in Accra’s peripheral neighbourhoods

From fragmentation to integration and back again: The politics of water infrastructure in Accra’s peripheral neighbourhoods

Geologising Urban Political Ecology (UPE): The Urbanisation of Sand in Accra, Ghana

Transformation of Local People’s Property Rights Induced by New Town Development (Case Studies in Peri-Urban Areas in Indonesia)

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