About theBUR

Hello, I am Siborey Sean and I welcome you to my site. I call it theBUR (bountiful urbanism relationships), which expresses my aim to cover a wide range of urban topics and beyond.

About me

Without indulging in myself too much, I would love to brief this discourse with just my passion for urban and environmental planning and maps. Back in 2013, I joined an informal settlement mapping workshop — my very first exposure to mapping. The workshop took me to a few informal settlement communities in Phnom Penh. Hidden in plain sight behind normal residential buildings, those communities were nothing like their neighbours. They were living in dilapidated, precarious structures prone to fire and prolonged flooding. Their living situation posed challenges to their rights to access public services, land tenure, and good jobs and education.

This very encounter set my sights on the pursuit of a career in urban and environmental planning. Since then, I have been constantly honing my skills and improving my understanding of urban issues, exploring creative solutions from countries whose cities are already matured, while applying the nuances of the local context.

This site can be treated as a hallmark of my essence and my enthusiasm for knowledge to make our cities better. From writing opinions and small research pieces to spatial data contributions, I intend this site to be both a personal notebook and a useful resource platform for the community of urban and environmental planners.

I thank you for visiting this site, and I hope that you find it useful. Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns about what I put up on this site.

Contact

Email: seansiborey@live.com