A Talk by Mary Njeri Kinyanjui

Senior Research Fellow, University of Nairobi

TOWARD AN AFRICAN METROPOLIS:INCLUDING THE INFORMAL ECONOMY IN URBAN PLANNING

THURS  APRIL 18,  70 VERNON ST, USA

Highlighting the need for cities to plan for the traders and artisans who constitute the majority of businesses, this talk explores the concept of the cultural village as the planning model for the African metropolis.