Crossed colonization. Housing development in urban peripheries. The Hispanic-African colonial territories (1912-1976-2013)

Abstract

Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are unequally confronted with social, economic and environmental challenges, particularly those related with population growth, urban sprawl, and informality. This complex and uneven African urban condition requires an open discussion of past and current urban planning practices and future reforms. Urban Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa gives a broad perspective of the history of urban planning in Sub-Saharan Africa and a critical view of issues, problems, challenges and opportunities confronting urban policy makers. This chapter aims to fill a gap in the field of urban studies and colonialism in Africa regarding the processes of design and construction of public housing projects in Hispanic-African territories and their contextualization—at a global and a local scale—both at the time of their construction and in their current situation. To do so, thischapter studies three different cases located in Morocco, Western Sahara and Sidi Ifni,as well as Equatorial Guinea. By analyzing these case studies, the chapter concludeswith a reflection upon the relationship between colonialism, power, inequality andspatial transformation in these former Hispanic African territories. Esta investigación desarrolla y muestra los resultados del proyecto I+D+i nacional competitivo “Arquitectura y Urbanismo en las Colonias Españolas en África. Construcción del Hábitat de la Modernidad: Definición Postcolonial” (HAR2013-42857-P, 22.990,00€, investigadora). Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. Programa estatal de fomento de la investigación científica y técnica de excelencia, 2014-2017, IP Pablo Rabasco. Ver repositorio de investigación HISPAFRICACOLONIAL Evaluating Modern Housing in the former Spanish colonies in Africa: http://hispafricacolonial.eu/