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New cities in Africa: renewing urban planning? 2018-08-13

Nova Cidade in Angola, Kiswishi in Democratic Republic of Congo, Damniadio in Senegal, Zenata in Morocco are among the growing number of new city projects In Africa. Several factors may explain this new momentum.

The real ‘boom” and appetence for new cities, contemporary form of the “tabula rasa”, give some flexibility to control and to plan urban development. The main research question will focus on the production process of cities and its economic, social and spatial consequences, through analyses in various contexts of new African cities. Discussions should take place both from a theoretical and an operational perspective, to question the role and the position of urban planners and politicians within this process.

Key words

  • Process actors
  • Land tenure
  • City models
  • Urban forms
  • Sustainable cities

 

Key dates
Call for papers:                      30 June 2018
Deadline for abstracts:          15 September 2018
Acceptance notice                 15 October 2018
Deadline for articles:             15 January 2019
Publication:                            From 15May 2019

Abstract: 1 - 2 pages (Min-max) 

Editor:Benjamin Michelon (Ecole d’urbanisme Of Paris)

Contact for questions:b.michelon@gmail.com

Submission:http://africancitiesjournal.org/index.php/africancitiesjournal/about/submissions

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Urban health planning – past and present 2018-08-12

Dakar, Abidjan, Brazzaville, Accra, and Nairobi were devised on the basis of a common idea of public health. Colonial urban planning was premised on technical considerations such as water drainage, streets built in the prevailing winds to keep away insects, or large well-ventilated residences, all of which were meant to maintain urban residents (or rather very limited sections among them) in good health. Many aspects of such health-oriented planning were not the exclusive invention of colonial agents, but in fact resumed earlier processes of construction in pre-colonial cities. Urban planning and public health have been linked since the creation of cities, and the hygienist aspirations of the nineteenth century revived this relationship in Europe. In the contemporary urban world, the ability of urban planning to affect the population‘s health has been neglected in ongoing debates. Instead, the emphasis has been on densification, economic development, and infrastructures that is sustainable or “smart”. Spatial planning has replaced urban planning without bringing public health back to the centre of the debate and individuals are progressively excluded from discussions.

Within this special issue, we wish to rethink public health in connection with urban development. From the spatial impact of healthcare systems, to the understanding of the complex links between public health and urban agriculture, through the place of vulnerable people in African cities, our special issue aims at identifying and exploring diverse topics addressing innovation in public health and urban planning.

Submitted articles should reflect the evident link between public health and urban planning or urban development, following a historical or contemporary perspective.

Keywords

  • Urbanism
  • Urban planning
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Health data
  • Public health
  • Epidemiology
  • History

Key dates
Call for papers:                                                 30 June 2018
Deadline for abstracts (1 - 2 pages):            15 September 2018
Acceptance notice                                           15 October 2018
Deadline for articles:                                      15 January 2019
Publication:                                                       From 15Mai 2019

Editors

  • Professor Julia Tischler (University of Basel)
  • Dr Jérôme Chenal (École Polytechnique Fédérale of Lausanne)

Contact for questions: julia.tischler@unibas.ch or jerome.chenal@epfl.ch

Submission:http://africancitiesjournal.org/index.php/africancitiesjournal/about/submissions

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