1st Edition

People-led Urban Development in Vietnam Interstitial Practices and the Production of Differential Spaces in Hanoi

By Hoài Anh Trần, Ngai Ming Yip Copyright 2026
142 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides an analysis of urban development in Vietnam with a focus on activities carried out by ordinary people. Using Hanoi as a case study, this book offers a rich ethnographic account of people‑led development emphasising spatial practices of the emerging middle/lower‑middle and small entrepreneurial classes. In this book, the concept practice is integrated with Lefebvre’s framework... Read more

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The production of differential space through interstitial practices

Chapter 3: The KTT café: interstitial practices in old socialist housing areas

Chapter 4: Tensions and synergies between the urban and the rural, order and disorder: the street markets beside the New Urban Areas

Chapter 5: Interstitial housing practices: mini apartments in Hanoi

Chapter 6: Borderlands and liminal spaces: interstitial practices in an in-between street

Chapter 7: Conclusion

Index

Biography

Hoài Anh Trần is an associate professor in the Department of Urban Studies, Malmö University. Her research investigates urban and housing policies, urban space production and public spaces. Her research in Vietnam highlights the role of ordinary people in the production of housing and urban spaces, as well as in the shaping of housing and urban development policies.

Ngai Ming Yipwas a professor of housing and urban studies in the Department of Public and International Affairs at the City University of Hong Kong before he retired in 2023. He researches on urban and housing issues with a focus on the neigbhourhood and resident organisations in changing urban and political contexts. He has been active in both the academic, policy and professional communities.