Are you borey or non-borey ?

[An excerpt from: Study Compares Living Standards in Boreys and Non-Boreys
By: Meas Molika on March 5, 2023]
Borey Vs Non-Borey QoL
Piseth Phal, a Master’s student in development studies at Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) and a lecturer at the Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA), conducted recent research about public perception towards urban QoL using a case study in Khan Dangkao, Phnom Penh by comparing quality of life of people living in Borey and Non-Borey.

He conducted the research by carrying out a survey on Dangkao and Choeung Ek districts with a total 21,140 households. Borey New-World located in Sambou Village was chosen in Dangkao district because it has more boreys than other districts in Khan Dangkao. And in Choeung Ek district, the research was conducted in a non-borey community within Choeung Ek village.

All houses in the non-borey community are mixed styles, such as villas with a plot of land, flats, and traditional style houses. All of the houses are arranged with their owner's fence along the street.

He has found six key findings of differences and similarities of living quality in borey and non-boreys, such as both were moderately satisfied with public healthcare. Residents in boreys felt safer than residents in non-boreys.

Green space and wetland has played an important role for improving quality of life in borey and non-borey communities. Boreys have less community engagement, while non-borey communities need more infrastructure and improvement on community development.

Boreys were satisfied with their personal development more than non-boreys. Residents in boreys were more satisfied than non-boreys regarding their physical environment, and residents in both prefer good quality house construction, green building design and potential location, as well as less traffic.

“They have moderate access to both of the houses and we can see that the hospital is quite far from both of the residents,” Piseth said.

First key findings showed that both types of residents were moderately satisfied with public healthcare. They still moderately access the pharmacy that is the closest healthcare place when they encounter health problems and the hospital was quite far from the residents. On the other hand, most respondents were slightly satisfied with all healthcare facilities, which means service providers of healthcare seem low.

“Residents in boreys feel safer than residents in non-boreys and all of the incidents are quite rare or never happen to both. But, also we can see that in the physical environment the borey has a gate and fence, so it feels safer than non-boreys,” he continued.

According to the survey, 85 percent have never experienced any form of violence. A further 15 percent mentioned that they have encountered violence in the community. Illegal drug circulation and drug trafficking also occur more in non-boreys than boreys.
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The Borey Buyers’ Guide
What is a borey?
Essentially, a borey is a gated community of flat houses, twin villa houses and single villa houses, including public areas, gardens and full security services. Those who want to buy a borey home are looking for privacy, a safe place for their family to grow, areas where communities can develop, and a place where all modern amenities are assured. They are they prefered first home of newlywed Cambodian couples looking to start a new family. [sic]
https://www.realestate.com.kh/news/borey-buyers-guide/