The spatialities of extended infrastructure landscapes: the case of Malaysia’s Melaka Gateway project

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reshapes urbanization, as demonstrated by Malaysia’s Melaka Gateway project—a privately financed, speculative infrastructure endeavor off the UNESCO World Heritage city of Melaka. This proposed artificial island, set to include a deep-sea port, cruise terminal, and eco-resorts, highlights the political, ecological, and socio-cultural transformations tied to transnational infrastructure projects, even before completion. The study employs a landscape political ecology approach to analyze these dimensions at multiple scales, offering nuanced insights into the project’s spatial, political-economic, and discursive impacts.

Connolly, C. (2022). The spatialities of extended infrastructure landscapes: the case of Malaysia’s Melaka Gateway project. Landscape Research, 48(2), 212–223. https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2021.2021161