 Spatial challenges in contemporary African New Towns and potentials for alternative planning strategiesR. Keeton and S. Nijhuis International Planning Studies, 2019, vol. 24, issue 3-4, 218-234 Abstract: 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. Date: 2019 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:cipsxx:v:24:y:2019:i:3-4:p:218-234 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/13563475.2019.1660625 Access Statistics for this article International Planning Studies is currently edited by Shin Lee, Scott Orford and Francesca Sartorio More articles in International Planning Studies from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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