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Spatial challenges in contemporary African New Towns and potentials for alternative planning strategies

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  • R. Keeton
  • S. Nijhuis

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New Towns in development across Africa are overwhelmingly designed according to twentieth-century planning models ranging from functionalist Chinese grids to American gated communities. Contemporary African New Towns based on these models are often unable to adapt to stimuli and, as a result, exacerbate both spatial and ecological challenges. The objective of this paper is to argue that African New Towns require a substantial shift from current practice and that planners must imagine new, hybrid planning strategies. This paper takes an exploratory approach and identifies the spatial challenges specific to contemporary African New Towns. Building on the argument that planning benefits from linkages between critical social theory and environmental science, this paper asserts that an adaptive urban planning approach that effectively engages citizens can be a more sustainable alternative to current practice. The paper concludes with implications for future research on the translation of challenges into potentials for African New Towns.

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  • R. Keeton & S. Nijhuis, 2019. "Spatial challenges in contemporary African New Towns and potentials for alternative planning strategies," International Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(3-4), pages 218-234, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cipsxx:v:24:y:2019:i:3-4:p:218-234
    DOI: 10.1080/13563475.2019.1660625
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    1. Vanessa Watson, 2020. "Digital Visualisation as a New Driver of Urban Change in Africa," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(2), pages 35-43.
    2. Jorn Koelemaij, 2022. "The world’s number 1 real estate development exporter? Assessing announced transnational projects from the United Arab Emirates between 2003–2014," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 54(2), pages 226-246, March.
    3. Naji Akbar & Ismaila Rimi Abubakar & Adel Saleh Bouregh, 2020. "Fostering Urban Sustainability through the Ecological Wisdom of Traditional Settlements," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-19, December.
    4. Izadi Maliheh & Varesi Hamidreza & Vardanjani Mehdi Jafari, 2021. "An analysis of key factors affecting New Town Planning with a human-centred approach," Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, Sciendo, vol. 53(53), pages 131-145, September.

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