This paper introduces the concept of “bypass urbanism” to account for a process of
urbanization that is reordering center-periphery relations of urban regions into new …

With this paper, we analyse an ordinary urban process, which has received little attention so
far, and propose a new concept to take account of it: plotting urbanism. It is usually …

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 …

The colour of grey cement dominates the landscape of the 500km strip along the Gulf of
Guinea that links Accra to Lagos (see Figure 14.1). In the past few years, the urbanization …

This article interrogates the term “periphery” by examining the forms of urbanisation
unfolding in the Gauteng City‐Region (GCR) of South Africa. Among the urbanisation …

The housing challenge in African cities is far from homogenous. Different countries and
regions are experiencing different patterns to their urban transition, themselves shaped by …

In 2010, the international consulting firm McKinsey Global Institute (2010) published a report
on the economic potential of African countries, then referred to as" lions on the move”, an …

In West Africa, concrete is increasingly taking hold of physical landscapes, popular
consciousness, and everyday conversations. Ubiquitous and pervasive, concrete is now an …

Africa is experiencing a construction boom, both in terms of infrastructure and housing,
which translates into a high demand for concrete. This chapter proposes to explore the …

Nigeria, and Chop Bars over in Ghana. Nina prepares the food and packs it into two plastic
thermal containers. Then, along with her middle-aged sister, caregiver for children always …