How does the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ change urbanisation patterns in Southeast Asia

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ID12582016
AuthorsAdèle Esposito Andujar (0000-0001-6597-4912, Geography‐Cities CNRS Paris France, corresponding author), Gabriel Fauveaud (0000-0002-9752-4657, Department of Geography University of Montreal Montreal Canada), Marie Gibert‐flutre (0000-0002-4829-9983, CESSMA University Paris‐Cité Paris France), Natacha Aveline-Dubach (0000-0001-7727-5692, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Natacha Aveline‐Dubach (Geography‐Cities CNRS Paris France), Carine Henriot (0000-0002-3245-0722, AVENUES (EA7284) University of Technology of Compiègne Compiègne France), Yang Liu (0000-0003-1220-7044, IPRAUS‐UMR AUSser National Superior Architecture School of Paris‐Belleville (ENSAPB) Paris France), Sarah Moser (0000-0002-5864-8067, Department of Geography McGill University Montreal Canada)
Year2023
Volume65
Issue1
Pages14-27
Publication date2023-10-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsia Pacific Viewpoint (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-7456 • E-ISSN: 1467-8373
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/apv.12391
OpenAlexW4387397514
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited56

This paper examines how Chinese transnational investments, as (re)framed in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), contribute to changes in urbanisation processes in Southeast Asia. On the ground, the BRI becomes contextualised and intersects with local and national development trajectories. The growing presence of Chinese actors in the region intensifies urban dynamics, especially in secondary cities and emerging urban sites, where the BRI is used as a lever for local internationalisation strategies. The heterogeneous nature of the links between the BRI and various large urban projects is demonstrated on the basis of case studies involving changing consortia of private and public Chinese and Southeast Asian actors. A regional approach allows us to identify connections and shared processes across Southeast Asian countries. It provides a historically grounded understanding of how the BRI incorporates long‐term interactions with China and more recent partnerships in Southeast Asian countries. The paper paves the way for a research agenda that contests the image of China as a monolithic actor implementing the BRI uniformly and consistently. Further analyses are needed to examine systems and networks of actors as well as the local urban politics that affect the BRI on the ground

Business · China · Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Ethnology · Geography · International trade · Internationalization · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · Southeast asia · Urbanization · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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