Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa

doi:10.1017/9781009389457

This book analyses urban planning in Anglophone, Francophone, and Lusophone Africa, exploring its history and advocating for new approaches. In a climate changing world, cities need to be reimagined and designed to be more sustainable. But despite being one of the fastest urbanising continents, Africa has generally weak urban planning systems. The chapters adopt multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, combining insights from urban studies and policy sciences, emphasising existing gaps, particularly in decision-making, planning practice and inclusiveness, to offer an in-depth analysis of urban planning in Africa. The authors advocate for the reimagination of urban planning, debating new institutionalism, digital infrastructure, climate urbanism, gated communities, and smart mobility. The chapters provide both theoretical and practical contributions, and advance thinking, policymaking, and implementation of sustainable urban planning approaches in Africa, thus making the book indispensable for advanced students, researchers, and practitioners alike.

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Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa
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Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa - Title page
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Contributors
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Foreword
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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Part I - Understanding Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa
pp 1-106
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1 - Reimagining African Cities
pp 3-17
- By Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Eric Gaisie
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2 - Annals of Urban Planning in Africa
pp 18-35
- By Rhoda Mensah Darkwah, Patrick Brandful Cobbinah
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3 - New Cities in Africa and the Reimagination of Urban Planning
pp 36-51
- By Prosper Issahaku Korah, Patrick Brandful Cobbinah
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4 - Informal Settlements and Pro-poor Urban Planning in African Cities
pp 52-69
The Luanda Socio-historical Narrative
- By Seth Asare Okyere, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Stephen Kofi Diko, Stephen Leonard Mensah, Euridice Lurdes Jorge Pedrosa
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5 - Urban Planning and Sustainable Land Governance in Africa
pp 70-83
Dialectics and Dialogues
- By Uchendu Eugene Chigbu
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6 - Urban Planning and Climate Change Action in Africa
pp 84-106
- By Eric Gaisie, Chati Jerry Tasantab, Oluwadunsin Ajulo
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Part II - Case Studies on Urban Planning in African Countries
pp 107-236
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7 - The Proliferation of Gated Communities
pp 109-130
Towards Reimagining Urban Planning in Ghana
- By Richmond Juvenile Ehwi
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8 - History, Practices, Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Planning in Zimbabwe
pp 131-142
- By Innocent Chirisa, Tinashe Bobo, Rumbidzai Mpahlo, Abraham Matamanda
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9 - The Evolution and Nature of Urban Planning in Nigeria
pp 143-164
- By Ayobami Popoola, Nunyi Vachaku Blamah, Samuel Medayese, Olusegun Falola, Oluwafisayo D. Ogunmodede, Bolanle Wahab
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10 - Rethinking Urban Planning and Informal Settlement Upgrading
pp 165-181
Density Management for a Post-COVID-19 Era
- By Mpumelelo Phakathi
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11 - Urban Planning Challenges and Slum/Informal Housing Formation in Ogun State, Nigeria
pp 182-195
- By Folasade Jokotade Odekunle, Gabriel Olabisi Adebayo, Oladimeji Abdulgafar Oyewole
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12 - The Proliferation of Slums in Cameroon
pp 196-215
What Do Internal Migrations Mean for Urban Planning?
- By Jules Médard Nana Djomo, Boniface Ngah Epo
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13 - An Overview of Urban Planning in Tanzania
pp 216-236
From Colonial to Post-colonial Urban Planning Practices
- By Nestory E. Yamungu, Manfred Spocter, Ronnie Donaldson
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Part III - Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa
pp 237-397
Towards the 2030 Agenda and Beyond
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14 - On the Need for Sustainable Digital Urban Infrastructure in Twenty-First-Century South African Cities
pp 239-260
- By Stefan Chavez-Norgaard
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15 - The South African Landownership Struggle
pp 261-281
A Thematic Commentary
- By Ayobami Popoola, Ockert Pretorius, Nunyi Vachaku Blamah, Mjabuliseni Nkosi, Mhlalisi Mndzebele
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16 - The 2030 Agenda, Climate Urbanism and Urban Planning in Zimbabwe
pp 282-302
- By Talent Moyo
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17 - Urban Planning and Quality of Life of Urban Residents in Africa
pp 303-324
- By Akeem Bayonle Ola
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18 - Realising Rights in Complex Informal Settlements Contexts
pp 325-344
The Case of Mukuru Informal Settlements, Nairobi
- By Smith Ouma
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