Policy Mobilities Flashcards
What are the origins of Urban policy mobilities scholarship?
Emerged in poli-sci but has since become an interdisciplinary approach
The idea is that urban policies transform as they circulate, urban scholars want to understand how it is assembled and who the main actors are in circulation
What are some broad examples of urban policy transforming?
British architecture and planning –> colonies
Guggenheim museum in Bilbao
Vancouver/false creek –> Dubai
Cyberjaya –> Cyberabad, India
Ferris wheels–> london eye –> Montreal –> Star of Nanchang, China
What exactly does urban policy mobilities scholarship study?
How and why urban ideas and policies circulate
Investigate the flow between cities and the contexts in which urban policies are communicated
What ways can urban policy be circulated?
Non-human actors: plans, models, texts, cities themselves, conferences
Human actors: gov, officials on trips, property developers, consultants, charismatic individuals, architecture and planning firms, conferences, elite meetings of people
Explain Malaysia as an urban model
Malaysia’s powerful imaging strategies meant they became a model for emulation for other countries in the global south
ex) Kuala Lumpur City Centre ( Petronas towers)
ex) Cyberjaya as a ‘silicon valley’
Chandrababu Naidu admired Malaysia’s development and wanted to replicate it in India (cyberabad)
What features did Naidu want to replicate in Cyberabad?
- Self-sustained enclave
- high-tech IT buildings
- Quality residential area for professionals, commerical space,
- R&D centres, better transport, and recreational facilities
- metro rail netowrk
International airport
-F1 track
-masterplanned
How has Cyberabad become a model to emulate?
Shiny new facilities attracts investors, tourists, and policy makers
- In 1990s, Southeast asia was on the rise, and now India
- Andhra Pradesh was selected for the world bank’s subnational strategy in India
What is the Cityquest KAEC Forum? What is KAEC?
A conference held in Saudi Arabia, for the King Abdullah Economic City
A master plan, a new Saudi economic city with a projected population of 2 million, 64km of waterfront, aspires to create 1 million jobs
What are some challenges for Saudi Arabia’s New Cities?
Of the 30 million, 1/3 are foriegn workers
60% of pop. under 21
13% national unemployment.
28% youth unemployment
Massive housing shortages
Population projected to reach 10 million
Using oil at an insane rate, would need to import
What does ‘2 Days to Shape the future’ Paper talk about?
Focuses on process and transnational flow of ideas and people that shape urban policy
New master planned cities are an urban policy trend
Explores the influence of Saudi hosts at Cityquest KAEC
Argues that Cityquest is an important new mode through which policies and assumptions about new cities are being circulated
How is the Cityquest conference a ‘zone of seduction’?
It is a venue for knowledge about cities to be shown off, circulated, and normalized
Hosts make the event very luxurious:
Fancy food
Insane oil consumption
Cigars
Photo booth
Robe fitting
Participation trophies
Well-known speakers
A bunch of CEOs of cities, architects, urban planners, etc.
What is the New Cities Foundation? (NCF)
One of many non-profits that have merged to devise solutions and lessen the impact of massive urban growth
Functions as a platform to bring togetehr stakeholders
They organize Cityquest and New Cities Summit
What is an example of a new city in Africa?
American rapper announced his plans for Akon City in 2018, inspired by Wakanda
Wants to build in Senegal, plans include a tech hub, “Senewood”, franchising to other countries on the continent
How is the building of Akon City gonna happen?
Akoin, a cryptocurrency, he had the land but nothing is built yet. Goats are grazing on the site. He was given a notice to start construction or face eviction.
