This paper considers the foundations of contemporary African urban economies and how
these intersect with the evolution of urban politics, carving a route through a wide range of …

Despite the rise of global technocratic ideals of city-making, cities around the world are not
merging into indistinguishable duplicates of one another. In fact, as the world urbanizes …

There is an emerging body of literature documenting subversive strategies of urban
disadvantaged groups in response to urban exclusion, but it is limited in capturing urban …

Ethnographies on evictions and critical urban studies have showed how, globally, corporate
and government seizure of urban space has been fundamental to the production of circuits …

In recent years, urban regeneration policy in Israel has relied largely on market-based
mechanisms to deliver its goals, seemingly in keeping with neoliberal trends. Whereas, in …

This article analyses the politics of shelter provision in three African cities, focusing on the
needs of, and provision for, the low-and middle-income residents. The significance of …

Urban land leasing is a land monetization strategy that was introduced in 1991 by the
contemporary regime. Since then, urban center slum demolitions and their replacement by …

Informal settlement is the physical expression of inequalities and deprivations, as it indicates
the failure of housing policy and the resultant gaps in living conditions. Based on the …

Focusing on strategic planning for spatial development, this paper explores the social
structures that underpin urban governance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. To bridge the divide in …

Objectives (1) To explore morphological facts that typically characterize life in Setegn Meda
slum neighborhood.(2) To identify dysfunctions of those morphological facts.(3) To discuss …