French Urbanism in Foreign Lands

• Main Author: Njoh, Ambe J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Geography.; Urban geography.; Environmental management.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Environmental Management.

This book will seek to close the gaps on the role of France in exporting Eurocentric spatial and environmental design principles and practice.  It does so by analyzing the major spatial and physical development projects that French colonial authorities implemented in France’s colonial empire and els...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Rationale for French Colonial Urbanism
• 2. North America
• 3. Latin America
• 4. French Caribbean Territories
• 5. Indo-China.- 6. The Middle East
• 7.  North Africa
• 8. Sub-Saharan Africa
• 9. Continuity and Change in French International Urbanism.