This open access book explores key issues and presents recent case studies in areas of
importance for the transition to a circular model of development in emerging African …

There has been relatively little written on the history of urban planning in North Africa,
despite the wealth of towns and cities in this region which date back to Antiquity. The book …

1 In the introduction to his book Global Shadows anthropologist James Ferguson describes
an encounter with a certain Mr. Labona from a village in Lesotho, who built his house in the …

Branches of Asanteism explores the epistemologies and research methodologies that have
sprung from Mwalimu Molefi Kete Asante's treatises on Afrocentricity. The book identifies …

The planned cities of colonial origin, mostly in the north, like Setif, have a clear layout, based
on the grid system. The main street, the main square and the location of the landmarks …

Crisis contexts such as the MENA region allow us to envision effective scenarios of
sustainable development based on local production systems supported by digital …

This book seeks to provide an alternative post-Western perspective to the history of
contemporary architecture. It puts forward detailed critical analyses of various areas of the …

Abstract This thesis entitled «Paul Dequeker and the tropical church» is an analysis of a
conceptual approach to the construction of Catholic churches in the tropical zone. In the …

I contesti del Sud del Mondo offrano sotto molti punti di vista, un campo di sperimentazione
ricco e fecondo di nuove opportunità. La riduzione di vincoli normativi, ad esempio, stimola …

Andare alla ricerca dell'architettura italiana nell'Argentina dei lunghi anni Cinquanta implica
un difficile esercizio di distinzione. Le difficoltà non si devono soltanto ai molti tratti comuni …