Secondary Cities And Local Governance In Southern Africa
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Secondary Cities And Local Governance In Southern Africa
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Author : Abraham R. Matamanda
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-01-16
Secondary Cities And Local Governance In Southern Africa written by Abraham R. Matamanda and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-16 with Political Science categories.
This book is the first to consider the roles, challenges and governance responses of secondary cities in southern Africa to changing circumstances. Among the challenges are governance under conditions of resource scarcity, managing informality, the effects and responses to climate change and the changing roles of the cities within the national space economy. It fills the gap in the literature on secondary cities with original case studies drawn from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The authors are all African scholars, working and living in the region with intimate knowledge of the settings they describe. The book is critical as it includes such regional case studies of different secondary cities in Southern Africa but also because of it’s multidisciplinarity: it contains substantive and pertinent issues such as climate change, disaster management, local economic development, and basic services delivery. It considers diverse environments, yet with similar challenges that could provide useful policy and governance proposals for other cities.
Reflections On African Cities In Transition
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Author : Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Reflections On African Cities In Transition written by Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with Law categories.
This volume describes African cities in transition, and the economic, socio-political, and environmental challenges resulting from rapid post-colonial urbanization. As the African continent continues to transition from urban configurations inherited from colonial influences and history, it faces issues such as urban slum expansion, increased demands for energy and clean water, lack of adequate public transportation, high levels of inequality among different socio-economic population strata, and inadequate urban governance, planning, and policies. African cities in transition need to reconsider current policies and developmental trajectories to facilitate and sustain economic growth and Africa’s strategic repositioning in the world. Written by an international team of scholars and practitioners, this volume uses case studies to focus on key issues and developmental challenges in selected African cities. Topics include but are not limited to, smart cities, changing notions of democracy, the city’s role in attaining the SDGs, local governance, alternative models for governance and management, corruption, urbanisation and future cities.
Local Government Local Governance And Sustainable Development
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Author : Doreen Atkinson
language : en
Publisher: HSRC Press
Release Date : 2002
Local Government Local Governance And Sustainable Development written by Doreen Atkinson and has been published by HSRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Local government categories.
An examination of the transformation of South Africa's apartheid local government system into a development-oriented system of municipal governance, requiring, however, continuing short and long-term interventions on the part of both the central and provincial governments if it is to deliver its desired outputs.
Democracy And Delivery
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Author : Udesh Pillay
language : en
Publisher: HSRC Press
Release Date : 2006
Democracy And Delivery written by Udesh Pillay and has been published by HSRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Community development, Urban categories.
Democracy and Delivery: Urban Policy in South Africa tells the story of urban policy and its formulation in South Africa. As such, it provides an important resource for present and future urban policy processes. In a series of essays written by leading academics and practitioners, Democracy and Delivery documents and assesses the formulation, evolution and implementation of urban policy in South Africa during the first ten years of democracy. The contributors describe the creation of democratic local governments from the time of the 1976 Soweto uprising and the intense township struggles of the 1980s, the formulation of 'developmental' planning and financial frameworks, and the delivery of housing and services by the new democratic order. They examine the policy formulation processes and what underlay these, debate the role of research and the influence of international development agencies, and assess successes and failures in policy implementation. Looking to the future, the contributors make suggestions based on experience with implementation and changing political priorities. Academics, students, policy-makers and government officials, as well as an informed public, will find this book an enlightening read.
Local Government In Southern Africa
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Author : Willem Benjamin Vosloo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Local Government In Southern Africa written by Willem Benjamin Vosloo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Local government categories.
Democratising Local Government
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
Release Date : 2002
Democratising Local Government written by and has been published by Juta and Company Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Political Science categories.
Local government is at the forefront of development. In South Africa the ambitious policy objectives of post-apartheid reconstruction and development hinge on the successful creation of a democratic tier of government close to the people. An entirely new system of 'developmental local government' has thus been introduced. As is the case in many developing countries, the responsibilities of municipalities in South Africa have been extended dramatically, often without adequate resources. Managing municipalities for development therefore requires political will and strategic intervention. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to developmental local government. It includes: the design of the new local government system and the issues posed by decentralisation; an overview of specific challenges of urban and rural municipalities; a discussion of special issues facing local government including poverty, gender and environment; new tools for local government, including budgeting, indicators, municipal partnerships and capacity building.
Secondary Cities And Development
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Author : Lochner Marais
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-20
Secondary Cities And Development written by Lochner Marais and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-20 with Business & Economics categories.
The role secondary cities play in the global space economy and national urban hierarchies is increasingly receiving attention from scholars and international agencies, most notably the Cities Alliance. Secondary Cities and Development considers the role of secondary cities through the lens of South Africa, a middle-income country with characteristics of both the developed and developing worlds. This book brings together a broad overview of international literature on secondary cities in South Africa and mirrors them against global experience. Chapters emphasize the importance of secondary cities as regional services areas, their potential roles in rural development, the vulnerabilities to which they are prone and their signifcant potential. By means of review, six South African case studies, and an assessment of contemporary policy approaches towards these cities, this unique volume provides insight into a spectrum of globally significant challenges. This book would be of interest to academics and policy makers working in urban studies or regional development.
Building A Capable State
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Author : Ian Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Release Date : 2017-11-15
Building A Capable State written by Ian Palmer and has been published by Zed Books Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-15 with Political Science categories.
The sustainable development goals signed in 2016 marked a new phase in global development thinking, one which is focused on ecologically and fiscally sustainable human settlements. Few countries offer a better testing ground for their attainment than post-apartheid South Africa. Since the coming to power of the African National Congress, the country has undergone a policy making revolution, driven by an urgent need to improve access to services for the country’s black majority. A quarter century on from the fall of apartheid, Building a Capable State asks what lessons can be learned from the South African experience. The book assesses whether the South African government has succeeded in improving service delivery, focusing on the vital sectors of water and sanitation, energy, roads, public transport and housing. Emphasizing the often-overlooked role of local government institutions and finance, the book demonstrates that effective service delivery can have a profound impact on the social structure of emerging economies, and must form an integral part of any future development strategy. A comprehensive examination of urban service delivery in the global South, Building a Capable State is essential reading for students and practitioners across the social sciences, public finance and engineering sectors.
The Management Of Secondary Cities In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
language : en
Publisher: UN-HABITAT
Release Date : 1991
The Management Of Secondary Cities In Sub Saharan Africa written by United Nations Centre for Human Settlements and has been published by UN-HABITAT this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Africa, Sub-Saharan categories.
Urban Food Systems Governance And Poverty In African Cities
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Author : Jane Battersby
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-08-22
Urban Food Systems Governance And Poverty In African Cities written by Jane Battersby and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-22 with Social Science categories.
As Africa urbanises and the focus of poverty shifts to urban centres, there is an imperative to address poverty in African cities. This is particularly the case in smaller cities, which are often the most rapidly urbanising, but the least able to cope with this growth. This book argues that an examination of the food system and food security provides a valuable lens to interrogate urban poverty. Chapters examine the linkages between poverty, urban food systems and local governance with a focus on case studies from three smaller or secondary cities in Africa: Kisumu (Kenya), Kitwe (Zambia) and Epworth (Zimbabwe). The book makes a wider contribution to debates on urban studies and urban governance in Africa through analysis of the causes and consequences of the paucity of urban-scale data for decision makers, and by presenting potential methodological innovations to address this paucity. As the global development agenda is increasingly focusing on urban issues, most notably the urban goal of the new Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda, the work is timely. The Open Access version of this book, available at: http://www.tandfebooks.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315191195, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.