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Urban renewal in East African port cities: Mombasa's Old Town waterfront

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The urban waterfront redevelopment diaspora, formerly confined to advanced countries, is starting to impact upon coastal settlements in former colonial territories. In diverse contexts ranging from postcolonialism and globalization to cultural revival and tourism development, developing countries are seeking to revive their historic port cities. This paper reports on the experience of Mombasa, Kenya, where waterfront redevelopment is a problematic element in the conservation of the historic urban core, and relates local issues to wider policies, relevant literature and experience elsewhere.

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Hoyle, B. Urban renewal in East African port cities: Mombasa's Old Town waterfront. GeoJournal 53, 183–197 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015704101663

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