Urban Planning Archive
China Builds & West Saves Africa
Posted by jimheck in "Modern" Africa, Culture, Economy, Politics, Urban Planning on June 21, 2011
NPR’s fabulous story this morning about Kenya and China begs repeating what I’ve been saying for so long: watch China carefully and learn without embarrassment. The world may do better, then. Frank Langfitt’s reporting on Morning Edition was superb. (And so much better than NPR’s former African correspondent, Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, who has been reduced to [...]
Urbanization: The Rising Tide That Will Lift All Boats…or Sink Them
Posted by jimheck in "Modern" Africa, Economy, Poverty, Urban Planning on March 22, 2011
by Conor Godfrey on March 22, 2011 When I lived in Guinea I would make a trip to my regional capital once a month to meet with other Peace Corps volunteers, chat in English, and buy beer and toilet paper. A lot of volunteers would note that coming into the city felt like entering “real [...]