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Hidden Heritage

Hidden Heritage – Chen Dam Daek Popup Community Event

Events and festivals play an important role in supporting economic growth, changing perceptions, and fostering social and cultural regeneration (Richards, 2017). They are often used as key components of placemaking programs to create opportunities for connecting places with people (Son et al., 2021). While the traditional focus of urban planning was on designing buildings and […]

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the living facades

The Living Facades: Urban Infrastructure as Archive

Humans are adaptable creatures, modifying their living environments to meet their needs. Historically, residential buildings were characterized by continuous changes driven by the evolving needs of their occupants (Konieczna, 2018). Architecture, too, has evolved and developed to serve the changing needs of societies. The social environment is constantly shifting, and architecture must adapt accordingly. These

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Mapping Progress: Banteay Meanchey's Investment Tech

Mapping Progress: Banteay Meanchey’s Investment Tech

Nestled in the northwestern part of Cambodia, Banteay Meanchey province presents a unique blend of challenges and opportunities. This article explores the geographic, economic, and demographic aspects of this dynamic region, while highlighting the groundbreaking creation of Cambodia’s first GIS-based (geographic information system) digital data investment promotion platform. Geographic Overview Banteay Meanchey shares its western

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Financing Transit Projects through LVC (Land Value Capture)

Many cities in developing countries, mainly in south-east Asia are experiencing rapid economic and population growth which in turn generates demands for housing, land, motor vehicles, and travelling. They are contributing to fast city expansion and sprawl which add more stress to the existing transportation infrastructure as those cities often solely depend on private vehicle

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My Rant on Urban Sprawl

To Jacobs, a well-functioning neighbourhood city street has a little of everything: shops, cafés, schools, libraries, recreation, and destinations that encourage walking day and night. Buildings hold apartments but also neighbourhood shops, doctors’ offices, and office space. Having well-balanced street-level design activates the sidewalks and invites residents outside with their all-important “eyes on the street,”

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Phnom Penh – Urbanisation Challenges

The capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, has undergone rapid urbanisation over the last 10 years and now houses over 2 million inhabitants[1].  Urbanisation is rapidly becoming one of the key challenges of the country’s development. Despite the opportunities presented by such growth, Phnom Penh faces multi-faceted threats from inadequate basic service provision: drainage wastewater treatment

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