This he believes will encourage business growth and lead to more rational long-term urban planning and infrastructure development.

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"While there has been a lot of activity in older parts of the city, a large part of the growth has been from construction in more suburban parts of the city, " says Steven Lebofsky, an urban development specialist who works in Kansas City's Urban Planning Department.

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"Our objective is to provide the basic infrastructure, planning and necessary management framework in creating satellite cities that reverses the current trend of unplanned development and urban congestion in most of Africa's growing cities, " says Tim Beighton, of Rendeavour, which is developing several new cities in Africa.

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