Theorist
AbdouMaliq Simone
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Notes
Urbanist whose 'People as Infrastructure' (2004) extended the concept of infrastructure beyond the physical to economic collaboration among marginalised urban residents; foundational for Southern urbanism. Co-author with Edgar Pieterse of New Urban Worlds (Polity, 2017).
Connections
- proposed People as Infrastructure
- associated with Southern Urbanism
- authored People as Infrastructure: Intersecting Fragments in Johannesburg
- collaborated with Edgar Pieterse
Sources
- AbdouMaliq Simone. People as Infrastructure: Intersecting Fragments in Johannesburg. Duke University Press, 2004.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "AbdouMaliq Simone." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/abdoumaliq-simone/. Accessed July 17, 2026.