French Urbanism in Foreign Lands [Hardcover]

This book will seek to close the gaps on the role of France in exporting Eurocentric spatial and environmental design principles and practice. ?It does so by analyzing the major spatial and physical development projects that French colonial authorities implemented in Frances colonial empire and elsewhere?from the 15^th to the 20^th century. French urban planning?ideology, principles and practice were not exported exclusively to territories under French colonial suzerainty. Accordingly, the book focuses on major physical and spatial planning schemes inspired by French planning thought in territories without a history of French colonialism.

Unique English language text on colonial urbanism and the role played by France
Offers insight into French inspired physical and spatial planning scheme

Provides the historical influences on France's colonial empire