Private city

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A private city is a city organized as a for-profit, private enterprise ^{[1] [2]} with no elected city councilors. ^[3]

Examples

Tanzania

Fumba Town.

Bhutan

Gelephu Mindfulness City.

Venezuela

CryptoCity.

Nigeria

• Eko Atlantic, owned by Ako Atlantic Development Company.
• Itana, owned by Itana Company.
• Centenary City, owned by Centenary City FTZ

Kyrgyzstan

A special investment territory has been announced for Tamchy.

Kazakhstan

• Alatau City, owmed by Caspian Group.

India

• GIFT City, co-owned by Brigade Group.
• Lavasa, owned by Lavasa Corp.

Pakistan

• Bahria Town, owned by Bahria Town PLC.

Egypt

• Ras el-Hekma, owned by Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company.
• Al Rehab, owned by Talaat Moustafa Group.
• El Gouna, owned by Orascom Development.

Saudi Arabia

• King Abdullah Economic City, being developed by Emaar Properties and listed on KSA's stock exchange.
• Neom, owned by the PIF.

Cambodia

• Grand Phnom Penh City, owned by Chip Mong Group.
• Phnom Penh City Center, Shukaku Inc.

South Korea

• Songdo, owned by New Songdo International City Development LLC.

Japan

• Woven City, owned by Woven by Toyota.

Honduras

• Próspera, owned by Honduras Próspera Inc.

China

• Jialong, owned by Jialong Corp.

Vietnam

• Phú Mỹ Hưng urban area, owned by Phu My Hung Development Corporation.

• Ciputra Hanoi International City, owned by Ciputra Group a local company.^{[ which? ]}

Laos

• That Luang Marsh SEZ, owned by Shanghai Wan Feng Group.

Malysia

• Forest City, Johor, owned by Country Garden.

See also

• Charter city
• Private town
• Songdo
• Forest City, Johor

References

1. "Private Cities: A Path to Liberty".
2. "Inside the Rise of Private Cities: 'Priority of Management is Profit, Not the Needs of Citizens'". Forbes .
3. Moser, Sarah; Avni, Nufar (June 2024). "Analysing a private city being built from scratch through a social and environmental justice framework: A research agenda". Urban Studies. 61 (8): 1545–1562. Bibcode:2024UrbSt..61.1545M. doi:10.1177/00420980231211814. PMC   11136613 . PMID   38827578.

Further reading

• Jiao, Yongli; Yu, Yang (June 2020). "Rising private city operators in contemporary China: A study of the CFLD model". Cities. 101 102696. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2020.102696.
• Jiaolong: Sichuan's Privately-run City
• Private city east of Bay Area could be a game-changer
• What is the most private city in the world?