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Colonial Legacies in Postcolonial Urban Planning and Social Segregation

Quick fact

Many postcolonial cities still use colonial-era zoning laws and infrastructure that explicitly or implicitly separate racial and economic groups—for example, retaining the spatial pattern of a 'European quarter' versus 'native quarter' even after independence.

Why this is interesting

Why do so many cities in former colonies still have neighborhoods that are starkly divided by wealth and race?