The North African Colonial City
The majority of European settlers moved to towns. The colonial town was a reflection of the ideas held by the European colonizing countries. Europeans did not have to worry about the cost needed to purchase land or other regulations; therefore, colonial towns could be established in a larger setting than would have ever been possible in Europe. Each segment of settler society wished to live in a more extravagant residence and setting than they would have been able to achieve in Europe.
The towns did not only support Europeans. The African and European populations lived in the same towns under residential segregation. The European and African sectors of the town differed greatly as will be described in this module.
Towards the late colonial period the squatter town, an informal settlement, became a major feature of the settler town.
The North African Colonial City and the South African Colonial City are focused upon because it was in these areas of the continent where large numbers of European colonists settled. Planned government and military posts did exist throughout the continent; however, the European population was small.
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Answer the following questions after reviewing the module;
What were the two sectors of the North African Colonial City?
Why were high-density residential areas desirable?
What European City acted as a blueprint for the design of many towns in northern Africa?
What were shantytowns? When did they become prevalent?
Describe a medina. Describe the European City as compared to the medina.
How was a metropolitan mark left upon the lanscape?
Was settlement in North Africa rural or urban in character?
What was the largest city in terms of European population?
Which city had an especially extensive problem associated with slums?
Be able to draw the evolution of the North African City.
