Urban Models, Building Types and Estate Transformations: An analysis of the public housing estates of Nairobi, Accra, Douala, and Lomé

In her PhD dissertation, Pauline Maartje Bezemer investigates a series of public housing estates planned between 1910 and 1980 in four sub-Saharan African cities: Nairobi (Kenya), Accra (Ghana), Douala (Cameroon) and Lomé (Togo). In the early 20th century, a wave of planning initiatives swept many...

Cur síos iomlán

Sábháilte in:
Sonraí bibleagrafaíochta
Foilsithe in:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/abe,
Príomhchruthaitheoir: Bezemer, Pauline M.
Formáid: Article ou chapitre numérique
Teanga:Anglais
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: ABE Journal 2024
Rochtain ar líne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Cur síos
Achoimre:In her PhD dissertation, Pauline Maartje Bezemer investigates a series of public housing estates planned between 1910 and 1980 in four sub-Saharan African cities: Nairobi (Kenya), Accra (Ghana), Douala (Cameroon) and Lomé (Togo). In the early 20th century, a wave of planning initiatives swept many cities in sub-Saharan Africa. The planning and design of housing for Africans gained serious attention in colonial urban policies, and became a pivot of experiment. It is important to note that aft...