With elegant Art Deco buildings and streets named after former communist dictators, Maputo has been referred to as an African Havana. However, Joseph Hammond explains how the recent population explosion and sudden urban growth of Maputo has threatened the architectural heritage of the Mozambican capital, home to some of the most unique and varied architecture in Africa.
Two years after the introduction of Permitted Development Rights, Zoe Green argues that the policy is threatening the local creative economy in UK cities by pricing out small and medium sized enterprises.
As Asian countries join together to build "smart" urban developments, Kris Hartley explains why planners should heed the lessons of colonial history when it comes to such projects.
The Royal Docks in east London were left behind by the containerisation of shipping. In the wake of the Olympics, planning efforts and business investment is once again focused on the area.
Flavie Halais takes us to the old port of Rio de Janeiro, where the city's first PPP is threatening the birthplace of samba and the life of the city's oldest favelas.
Africa is not urbanising as rapidly as we think. What are the implications for the business world, or for the possibilities for local economic development?
Zoe Green is a senior planning consultant with Atkins Ltd, with experience in policy and masterplanning projects for both private and public sector…
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