This paper interrogates the persistence of urban master planning in African cities. Critiques
of master planning in Africa label it as a stifling product of colonial legacies, an inappropriate …

Mushrooming new city developments have occurred in many developing countries in the
past two decades, which generate profound socio-economic, environmental, and politico …

CONCRETE CITY “Armelle Choplin's Concrete City weaves a novel and engaging analysis
of urbanization by tracing the journeys of cement and people making urban life in West …

This article brings together recent debates in urban and development studies to illuminate
the understudied politics and compromise involved in the rollout of globally funded urban …

Sub-Saharan African cities have experienced significant spatial transformation in recent
years. This transformation, in part, has been characterised by the proliferation of new cities …

Master plans have long been criticized by critical planners who have argued in favour of
more strategic, collaborative and relational forms of spatial planning that can more …

Morocco is one of the most active countries in the world in building new cities from scratch.
Nineteen new cities are presently underway across the kingdom as part of a national city …

This virtual collection introduces and discusses urban policy mobilities contributions
published in Urban Geography. Emerging in the very early 2000s, this inter-disciplinary field …

This article sheds light on the growing, but understudied role of the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) in supporting the local production of master plans across the …

Over the past decade, new master-planned cities have been increasingly adopted
worldwide as a strategy for economic growth. This paper reflects on new cities built from …