CALL FOR PAPERS :International Planning History Society (IPHS) CONFERENCE & Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Colonial and postcolonial
Urban Planning in Africa Lisbon, 5-6 September 2013
According to the United Nations, around 40 percent of
the African population lived in urban areas in 2009. Population living in these
vibrant and complex cities, different from one another in patterns,
processes and functions, is expected to reach 60 percent in 2050 and to set important challenges to both
central and local governments in the continent. The answer to these challenges
seems to require above all systematic urban planning, as acknowledged recently
by the director of UN-Habitat.
The Conference – Colonial and Postcolonial Urban
Planning in Africa – aims to re-examine the history of
colonial urban planning in Africa and its legacies in the post-independence
period, to learn from contemporary African scholarship, and to discuss how postcolonial urban
planning cultures can actually address these urban challenges and contribute
effectively for the development of resilient and sustainable cities in Africa.
The Conference to be held in Lisbon, in September
2013, organized by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning - University
of Lisbon and the International Planning History Society (IPHS), will explore
two key themes in the history of urban planning in Africa:
· Theme
I - 19th and 20th Century Colonial Urban Planning in Africa
· Theme
II - Postcolonial Urban Planning in Africa
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstracts are due before January 15, 2013. Notices of
acceptance will be sent by e-mail on February 15, 2013. Upon notification of
acceptance, authors are expected to acknowledge receipt of the acceptance and
to confirm their intent to attend the conference. Papers accepted will be
assigned to a specific session based on topic. PowerPoint Presentations are due
before the Conference. Full papers will be submitted just after the conference
for possible publication (deadline to be announced during the conference).
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