In this paper we combine infrastructure studies and black radical traditions to foreground
how imperial remains deeply inform the logics that bring forth contemporary large‐scale …

Master plans have long been criticized by critical planners who have argued in favour of
more strategic, collaborative and relational forms of spatial planning that can more …

Through a story that connects the rhizomatic trajectories of abandonment in Mathare,
Nairobi, I show how the continuities of an imperial planning become territorialized in a water …

Urban informality is a reality in cities of the Global South, including Sub-Saharan Africa,
which has over half the urban population living in informal settlements (slums). Taking the …

This article analyses the 'inclusive and sustainable'financialized commercialization of water
service provision with digital devices in informal areas in the Global South. It …

Global counterterrorism has deeply influenced urban arrangements in cities across the
world, so too in Nairobi. After the Westgate attack in 2013, new modes of security …

Nairobi's planning regime is characterized by two conditions of exception: on the one hand,
exceptions from regulation, that is, planning offices granting exceptions from planning rules …

Abstract Water Quality Index (WQI) computation method based on quality parameters'
selection, assigning of weights, creation of sub-indices and calculation of the aggregated …

What can personal histories from poor urban settlements in Nairobi tell us about the history
and future of this city? How do these entangled life stories belie vogue narratives of …

Satellite cities in Kenya are driven by belief in economic growth driven by emerging middle
classes and investors. As visionary policy objects they help inform national economic …