The urban studies literature has extensively analysed the modernist, developmental or
neoliberal drivers of urban restructuring in the global South, but has largely overlooked the …

After 27 years of civil war, Angola entered the 21st century as one of the most dynamic
economies in the world. In a context of 'infrastructures for resources' policy, Luanda, its …

Since its inauguration in 2011, the New City of Kilamba has become one of the most
emblematic examples of the Chinese-funded spectacle of reconstruction in post-war Angola …

With In the Skin of the City, António Tomás traces the history and transformation of Luanda,
Angola, the nation's capital as well as one of the oldest settlements founded by the …

This paper examines the effects of formal housing delivery receipts and political
pronouncements on perception of tenure security and housing investments within the …

Since the end of the war in 2002, Luanda has become an iconic site of urban transformation
in the context of a particularly entrenched oligarchic regime. In practice however, urban …

The theory that property rights increase household income among low-income households
is widely acknowledged, yet empirical studies find scarce evidence of this effect. These …

With nearly five centuries of history and major war-related impacts in the second half of the
twentieth century, Luanda has recently been subject to outstanding changes that make the …

The dynamics of rapid urbanisation and urban trends in the present neoliberal context,
which arise from the production of space in the capitalist mode of production, are evident in …

My paper discusses the emergence of new regimes of mutuality in the context of a crisis in
the built environment of Luanda. By 1991, Luanda's city centre had suffered years of neglect …