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2023-04Type
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Abstract
The decolonization of large parts of the world in the
second half of the 20th century drastically altered the
ways in which architecture and spatial planning, both as
practice and as field of knowledge, were enmeshed in
global flows of exchange. In particular the politics and
economies of foreign aid shaped these flows of exchange
from the 1950s to the late 1980s and gave rise to a whole
infrastructure destined to assist the progress of “developing
countries” on their “path to development.” Instigated
by both the “capitalist West” as well as the “communist
East,” the various North-South exchanges that took place
in the name of “development” have left a deep imprint
on the geopolitical landscape of postcolonial Africa, Asia,
and Latin America. Largely instituted through bilateral
relations between individual states, these “aid” initiatives
involved not only financial and material resources but also
various forms of knowledge and expertise; as such, the
modalities of this global, foreign aid-funded infrastructure
promoted an international network of consultancy and
boosted the creation and reinforcement of all sorts of
institutional actors to efficiently exchange knowledge—
largely through training courses, educational programs
and/or research projects. Show more
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Institut national d'histoire de l'artOrganisational unit
09643 - Avermaete, Tom / Avermaete, Tom02655 - Netzwerk Stadt u. Landschaft ARCH u BAUG / Network City and Landscape ARCH and BAUG
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