Bypassing the city: divisions and divergences in Antananarivo

Catherine Fournet-Guérin & translated by Oliver Waine — 2014-12-04T05:50:00Z

In a context of global competition, major projects are the order of the day, including in the global South. The new bypass road recently built in the Malagasy capital Antananarivo fits into this vision of modernity and aspiration to international standards. But this bypass has become more than just a road; it has been transformed into a recreational space – and consequently a source of conflict.
In the major cities of less-developed countries, highway projects aimed at easing traffic

- From the Field / public space, infrastructures, conflict, Africa, Global South, use of space, Madagascar, Antananarivo, social practices, infrastructure

Metropolitics

Bypassing the city: divisions and divergences in Antananarivo