Colonial and Postcolonial International History Society in &

Institute of and CONFERENCE

University of Lisbon Colonial & Postcolonial CONFERENCE Edifício IGOT Urban Planning in Africa Cidade Universitária Av. Prof. Gama Pinto E-mail 1649‐003 Lisboa [email protected] Portugal

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University of Lisbon Location Portugal Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning University of Lisbon Lisbon, Portugal 5-6 September 2013

Colonial and Postcolonial PROGRAMME Urban Planning in Africa We invite researchers, planners and postgradua- te students to present critical analyses of the multifaceted urban planning experience in Theme I - 19th and 20th Century Colonial Africa. The Conference – Colonial and Postcolonial Urban Planning in Africa Urban Planning in Africa – aims to re-examine Submissions will be peer-reviewed for content  the history of colonial urban planning in Colonial Planning Cultures and appropriateness to this conference. Africa and its legacies in the post-  independence period, to learn from contem- The Nature and Function of Colonial Urban porary African scholarship, and to discuss Planning in Africa One of the expected outcomes of the conferen- how postcolonial urban planning cultures can ce is the publication of a selection of papers in actually address these urban challenges and  The Institutional Framework of Colonial an edited book and in peer-reviewed academic contribute effectively for the development of Urban Planning journals. sustainable in Africa.  Urban Planning Issues in Colonial Africa We hope the conference will also provide the opportunity for the development of an inter- The Conference will explore two key themes disciplinary and inter-generational research in the history of urban planning in Africa Theme II - Postcolonial Urban Planning in networks which might help to advance critical Africa thinking about urban planning in Africa. · Theme I - 19th and 20th Century Colonial Urban Planning in Africa  Contemporary Planning Cultures in Africa

· Theme II - Postcolonial Urban Planning  The Institutional Framework of Contempo- in Africa rary Urban Planning in Africa

 Urban Planning Issues in Contemporary We welcome country and cross-country Africa Important dates approaches, studies of individual cities, and the comparison of African cities with one Abstracts: 15 January 2013 another.

Presentations: 31 July 2013