Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Chapter 1 Ancient, colonial, and post-colonial urban planning in Africa: An introduction; References; Part I Colonial urban planning and pre-colonial urban heritage in Africa; Chapter 2 The birth of a town: Indigenous planning and colonial intervention in Bolgatanga, Northern Territories of the Gold Coast; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The domestic unit and its cycle of development; 2.3 From the first explorers to the birth of the 'town'; 2.4 Conclusion; Notes; References Chapter 3 History of the urban planning of the city of Zinder in the Niger Republic3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Contextual background and methodology; 3.2.1 Background; 3.2.2 Issues; 3.2.3 Methodology; 3.3 Results; 3.3.1 Institutional and regulatory framework and urban planning actors in Zinder; 3.3.2 Spatial dynamics in Zinder; 3.3.3 The organization of the ancient city of Birni; 3.3.4 First sketch of planning of colonial period; 3.3.5 The first serviced plots of the city of Zinder of the 1970s; 3.3.6 Urban development plan (UDP) of 1980 3.3.7 Parcelling out without urban services from 2000 to 20173.4 Discussion; 3.4.1 Zinder, fortified town with traditional architecture; 3.4.2 Juxtaposition of the colonial city with ancient fabrics; 3.4.3 Lack of synergy between urban planning actors in Zinder; 3.4.4 Planning objectives partially achieved in Zinder; 3.5 Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Mise en valeur and repopulation in colonial rural development in French Morocco; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Centre, periphery, and resource extraction; 4.3 The colonization corridor in the Gharb; 4.4 Water, technology, and rural modernity 4.5 Housing the workforce: The Service de l'Urbanisme in the countryside4.6 Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Infrastructure and urban planning: The port and city of Algiers under French colonial rule, 19th-20th century; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Ports as strategic areas for the colonial conquest of Algeria; 5.2.1 The development of the port of Algiers: A modernizing benefit to the city; 5.2.2 Maritime docks: A new façade for Algiers; 5.3 The Chamber of Commerce of Algiers and the port-city governance: Power issues and territorial struggles 5.4 The city authority in port planning: A restricted intervention5.5 The port in urban planning projects: The marginal area; 5.6 The city of Algiers today, towardsa marketization of port area?; 5.7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Living in Lourenço Marques in the early 20th century: Urban planning, development, and well-being; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Gardening the city: Creating beautiful, pledging for health, promoting public spaces, and leisure areas; 6.3 Urbanization, sanitation, and health measures: Finding a common path for a social segregation politics; 6.4 Conclusion