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Dar es Salaam’s bus rapid transit: Why it’s been a long, bumpy ride
Infrastructure projects are often subject to political aspirations. But when they are not realised as promised or their costs multiply over the years, the projects turn into public controversies.
New forms of urban planning are emerging in Africa
Rapid urban growth and an increasing number of climate change related disasters, such as the recent floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, have put the importance of sound urban planning in Africa in the spotlight.
Thirty years after reunification, divisions between East and West Germany persist
The collapse of the East German economy following unification has combined with racism and neoliberalism to feed far-right support.
How Leonardo da Vinci designed an ideal city – and helped invent urbanism
Leonardo da Vinci’s ideal city contained design features and engineering works not realised until hundreds of years after he died.