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Published on Monday, October 28, 2024

Abstract

The Session explores recent developments and innovations in spatial planning in African countries. It includes theoretical and empirical contributions.

Announcement

Association Annual Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, 24 - 28 March 2025, Detroit, Mich., USA

Session Organizer & Chair

Carlos Nunes Silva (Lisbon, Portugal) 

Presentation

Virtual Session

The Session explores recent developments and innovations in spatial planning in African countries. It includes theoretical and empirical contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following issues: 

  • Spatial planning systems: structure, tools, practices
  • Spatial planning and informal urbanization
  • Spatial Planning and Social Housing
  • Urban land policy and spatial planning
  • Citizen participation in urban planning
  • The role of local government in spatial planning
  • Spatial planning in Metropolitan Areas 

We are also interested in hearing about historical accounts of urban planning in Africa, in both colonial and post-colonial periods. 

The Session comprises country and cross-country studies, as well as individual and comparative studies of cities in Africa.  This can be either standard academic research or firsthand presentations by academics, planners or policy makers engaged in developing innovative modes of urban/spatial planning in African countries.

The Session is supported by the 'African Urban Planning Research Network' (AUPRN). 

The Session is sponsored by the AAG Africa Specialty Group, AAG Development Geographies Specialty Group, and AAG Urban Geography Specialty Group.

Submission guidelines

Abstracts by members of the 'African Urban Planning Research Network' (AUPRN), as well as from anyone with a relevant contribution in this field, are welcome. The Session is an opportunity for those interested on these issues to share their work and experiences. 

It is expected the inclusion of a selection of the papers in a special issue planned to be published in the journal Planning Perspectives. Papers will undergo the standard double blind peer review process of the journal. 

Please send a 200 words abstract to Carlos Nunes Silva (cnsulisboa@gmail.com)

no later than October 25th.

The AAG abstract submission deadline is October 31th. 

Inquiries should be sent, by e-mail, to: Carlos Nunes Silva (Lisbon, Portugal): cnsulisboa@gmail.com

Event attendance modalities

Full online event


Date(s)

  • Thursday, October 31, 2024

Keywords

  • Urban Governance, Spatial Planning, Africa

Contact(s)

  • Carlos Nunes Silva
    courriel : cnsulisboa [at] gmail [dot] com

Information source

  • Carlos Nunes Silva
    courriel : cnsulisboa [at] gmail [dot] com

License

CC0-1.0 This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

To cite this announcement

« Uurban governance and spatial planning in Africa », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Monday, October 28, 2024, https://doi.org/10.58079/12l14

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