Manja Hoppe Andreasen

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My research is situated in the cross-field between urban and development geography. My research interests revolve around urban transformations and city dynamics in the context of developing countries. Given the scale and pace of on-going urban transformations, particularly in Africa and Asia, research into this can provide crucial insights with implications for urban policymakers and planners confronting the formidable challenge of fostering inclusive, resilient and sustainable urban development. My research engages with a wide range of pressing urban issues, including informal housing, unplanned urban expansion, urban land investments, residential mobility, daily mobility, transport systems, climate change resilience and infrastructure development. I have research experience from Tanzania, Bangladesh and Ghana.

 

Current and recent research projects

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

African Rural-City Connections (Rurban Africa) (2012-2016). This project was supported by the European Union the 7^th Research Framework Programme (theme SSH) and led by Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management at University of Copenhagen in collaboration with nine other partner institutions from Tanzania, Rwanda, Cameroon, Ghana, the Netherlands, France and UK. www.rurbanafrica.ku.dk 

 

 

Selected publications

1. Published

   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, In: Buildings and Cities. 3, 1, p. 920–938 19 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

2. E-pub ahead of print

   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, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Urban Forum.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

3. Published

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

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

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

4. Published

   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, In: Environment and Urbanization. 32, 1, p. 89-108 20 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

5. Published

   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, In: Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 36, p. 1011–1031 21 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

6. Published

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

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

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review