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"They are essentially designed for people with money," says Vanessa Watson, professor of city planning at the University of Cape Town. Critics warn that many of these new developments will only serve a tiny elite, exacerbating an already deep divide between the haves and have-nots. They are usually planned to be built from scratch on the edges of the continent's existing metropolises, many of which are creaking under the weight of growing populations and rapid urbanization rates. The jury might still be out, but these are the snapshots of urban life being touted by international property developers who are announcing plans for new satellite cities and vast modern compounds across Africa. (CNN) - Gleaming skyscrapers towering over upwardly mobile professionals and flashy cars cruising along brightly lit avenues young urbanites zipping past manicured lawns to enter their luxury condos state-of-the-art labs fostering tech savvy entrepreneurs' million-dollar ideas.Ī glimpse of Africa's urban future or utopian fantasies? Here, CNN takes a look at some of the proposed developmentsĮditor's note: Future Cities offers an inside look at how urban living has changed in the modern era, to give us a glimpse of what we can envision to be imbued in our lives in the years to come.But some critics have labeled them as unsustainable "urban fantasies".International developers usually plan them for the periphery of existing metropolises.New satellite cities are increasingly planned across Africa.