Growing Pains: Urbanization and Informal Settlements in Cambodia's Secondary Cities

Author : Hallam Goad, The Urban Initiative
Category : Reports
Format : PDF
Geographic Focus : Sihanoukville, Battambang, Siem Reap
Published : Nov.2012 Download

While Phnom Penh continues to consolidate its role as the primary city of Cambodia, the country’s secondary cities are continuing to act and expand as regional centres in their own right. This study takes a snapshot look at how urbanisation has impacted three of these cities - Sihanoukville, Battambang, and Siem Reap - and, in particular, their urban poor settlements.