Urban planning as a tool of power and social control in colonial Africa

Planning Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-317

  Njoh, Ambe J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonial Africa; Colonial urban planning; Imperialism; Residential segregation; Social control

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; COLONIZATION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; IMPERIALISM; PLANNING HISTORY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POWER RELATIONS; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN PLANNING; WELFARE PROVISION;

AFRICA;

HARNESS;

EID: 70449441228     PISSN: 02665433     EISSN: 14664518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02665430902933960     Document Type: Article

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