French colonial Dakar The morphogenesis of an African regional capital /
Bigon, Liora,1974-author.
This book deals with the planning and architectural cultures that shaped the model space of French colonial Dakar, a prominent city in West Africa. With a focus on the period from the establishment of the city in the mid-nineteenth century until the interwar years, the book reveals a variety of urban politics, policies and practices, and complex negotiations on both the physical and conceptual levels. The study of the extra-European planning history of Europe has been a burgeoning field in scholarly literature. By exploring colonial urban space in sub-Saharan Africa, a relatively untreated reg
Specialized.
Description based upon print version of record.
This book deals with the planning and architectural cultures that shaped the model space of French colonial Dakar, a prominent city in West Africa. With a focus on the period from the establishment of the city in the mid-nineteenth century until the interwar years, the book reveals a variety of urban politics, policies and practices, and complex negotiations on both the physical and conceptual levels. The study of the extra-European planning history of Europe has been a burgeoning field in scholarly literature. By exploring colonial urban space in sub-Saharan Africa, a relatively untreated reg
Specialized.
Includeds bibliographical references (pages 189-208) and index.
Introduction: French colonial Dakar: the morphogenesis of an African regional capital -- Planting the flag and military planning in imperial Dakar: asymmetries, uncertainties, illusions -- Street naming, infectious diseases and planning in early colonial Dakar: segregationist insights -- The quest for architectural style for French West Africa: invented traditions and ideologies in colonial Dakar -- Afterword: Dakar's 'old city' and beyond.
Description based on print version record.
Architecture
City planning