Manja Hoppe Andreasen

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My research is concerned with the drivers and dynamics of urban expansion in rapidly urbanizing low- and middle-income countries. In my research I examine the motivations and logics of the diverse actors involved in land transactions, investments and property development in urban fringe areas and how urban governance arrangements shape the dynamics of unregulated urban expansion processes. My research offers insights with implications for urban policymakers and planners seeking to foster inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities and engages with key policy agendas shaping Global South cities, including land formalization, settlement upgrading, infrastructure expansion, sustainable transport systems and climate change resilience. I have conducted extensive fieldwork in Tanzania, Ghana and Bangladesh. While strongly bent towards qualitative methodologies, I have an aptitude for integrating insights from qualitative, quantitative and spatial methodologies.  

 

Current and recent research projects

Urban encroachment – untangling drivers and dynamics of land-use transitions in ecologically sensitive areas (2024-2028). This project is supported by a Sapere Aude: DFF Starting Grant. In this project, I want to examine the drivers and dynamics of urban encroachment in ecologically sensitive areas. I will conduct a comparative study of two rapidly growing cities – Accra in Ghana and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania – which have been characterized by extensive informal expansion in recent decades. www.dff.dk/en/apply/supported-research/research-leaders/research-leader-2023/manja-hoppe-andreasen

Climate Change Resilience in Urban Mobility (2018-2023). This project is supported by DANIDA/FFU and jointly undertaken by Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management at University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Resource Development at University of Ghana and Institute for Scientific and Technological Information, Accra. www.ign.ku.dk/english/climaccess

The urban land nexus and inclusive urbanization in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Khartoum (2017-2020). This project is supported by DfID East Africa Research Hub and led by the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. www.ids.ac.uk/projects/the-urban-land-nexus-and-inclusive-urbanization-in-dar-es-salaam-mwanza-and-khartoum

The rise of the African middle class: Understanding the nexus of middle class formation and urban transformation processes in Africa (2018-2019). This research is supported by the Carlsberg Foundation and has included a research stay at Utrecht University jointly hosted by The Netherlands Land Academy and the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning. https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/da/Nyheder/Nyt-fra-fondet/Nyheder/Afrikas-voksende-middelklasse-investerer-i-jord-og-ejendom

 

Udvalgte publikationer

1. Udgivet

   Urban encroachment in ecologically sensitive areas: drivers, impediments and consequences

   Andreasen, Manja Hoppe, Agergaard, Jytte, Kofie, R. Y., Møller-Jensen, Lasse & Oteng-Ababio, M., 2022, I: Buildings and Cities. 3, 1, s. 920–938 19 s.

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2. Udgivet

   Built‑in Flood Risk: the Intertwinement of Flood Risk and Unregulated Urban Expansion in African Cities

   Andreasen, Manja Hoppe, Agergaard, Jytte, Allotey, A. N. M., Møller-Jensen, Lasse & Oteng-Ababio, M., 2023, I: Urban Forum. 34, s. 385–411

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3. Udgivet

   Urban property as security: examining the intersections between Africa’s growing middle classes and urban transformations

   Andreasen, Manja Hoppe & Agergaard, Jytte, 2022, I: Urban Geography. 43, 2, s. 228-251 24 s.

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4. Udgivet

   Informal land investments and wealth accumulation in the context of regularization: case studies from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza

   Andreasen, Manja Hoppe, Mcgranahan, G., Kyessi, A. & Kombe, W., 1 apr. 2020, I: Environment and Urbanization. 32, 1, s. 89-108 20 s.

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5. Udgivet

   Self‑builder landlordism: exploring the supply and production of private rental housing in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza

   Andreasen, Manja Hoppe, McGranahan, G., Steel, G. & Khan, S., 2021, I: Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 36, s. 1011–1031 21 s.

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6. Udgivet

   Suburbanisation, homeownership aspirations and urban housing: exploring urban expansion in Dar es Salaam

   Andreasen, Manja Hoppe, Agergaard, Jytte & Møller-Jensen, Lasse, 2017, I: Urban Studies. 54, 10, s. 2342-2359 18 s.

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