The Management Of Secondary Cities In Sub Saharan Africa
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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.
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.
Perspective On Urban Land And Urban Management Policies In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Akin L. Mabogunje
language : en
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank
Release Date : 1992
Perspective On Urban Land And Urban Management Policies In Sub Saharan Africa written by Akin L. Mabogunje and has been published by Washington, D.C. : World Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Business & Economics categories.
This paper addresses the problems of governance in municipalities in Africa. The concern has been to adapt traditional systems of governance to the needs of modern urban management. This paper investigates the need for a new analysis of the twin problems of urban land and urban management in sub-Saharan Africa. This need is based on the apparent paradox between the dynamic, city-creating activities of civil societies in all of these countries, and the weak capabilities of states to guide and direct these activities. This paper focuses on governance at the community level, where empowerment and accountability begin. It argues that a prerequisite for dealing with these problems is an institutional environment with which the target populace is familiar and to which it is likely to relate in participating in managing the city. The importance of the particularly dynamic systems of traditional governance at the lowest level in managing urban growth is only recently being recognized.
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.
Which Way To Livable And Productive Cities
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Author : Kirsten Hommann
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2019-04-18
Which Way To Livable And Productive Cities written by Kirsten Hommann and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-18 with Political Science categories.
For African cities to grow economically as they have grown in size, they must create productive environments to attract investments, increase economic efficiency, and create livable environments that prevent urban costs from rising with increased population densification. What are the central obstacles that prevent African cities and towns from becoming sustainable engines of economic growth and prosperity? Among the most critical factors that limit the growth and livability of urban areas are land markets, investments in public infrastructure and assets, and the institutions to enable both. To unleash the potential of African cities and towns for delivering services and employment in a livable and environmentally friendly environment, a sequenced approach is needed to reform institutions and policies and to target infrastructure investments. This book lays out three foundations that need fixing to guide cities and towns throughout Sub-Saharan Africa on their way to productivity and livability.
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.
Green Infrastructure For Sustainable Urban Development In Africa
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Author : John Abbott
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-07-03
Green Infrastructure For Sustainable Urban Development In Africa written by John Abbott and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-03 with Architecture categories.
This book shows for the first time how green infrastructure can work in an African urban context. On one level it provides a major rethinking of the role of infrastructure in urban society since the creation of networked infrastructure in the early twentieth century. On another, it explores the changing paradigms of urban development through the fundamental question of how decisions are made. With a focus on Africa's fast-growing secondary towns, where 70 per cent of the urban population live, the book explains how urban infrastructure provides the key to the relationship between economic development and social equity, through the mediation of natural resources. Adopting this view enables investment to be channelled more effectively to provide the engine for economic growth, while providing equitable services for all residents. At the same time, the mediation of resource flows integrates the metabolism of the city into the wider ecosystem. This vision leads to a new way of thinking about infrastructure, giving clear definition to the concept of green infrastructure. On the basis of research gathered throughout an extensive career, John Abbott draws in particular from his experience in Ethiopia to demonstrate the ways in which infrastructure needs to respond to the economies, societies and natural environments of twenty-first century urban Africa.
The Management Of Secondary Cities In Southeast Asia
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language : en
Publisher: UN-HABITAT
Release Date : 1996
The Management Of Secondary Cities In Southeast Asia written by and has been published by UN-HABITAT this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Cities and towns categories.
The Urban Challenge In Africa
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Author : Carole Rakodi
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 1997
The Urban Challenge In Africa written by Carole Rakodi and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Political Science categories.
In this work, scholars examine the growth of the largest cities in Africa. It is revealed that the new phase of globalization has reinforced the continent's marginalization, impoverishment, indebtedness, and lack of policy autonomy, rather than leading to economic growth and diversification.
Financing Africa S Cities
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Author : Thierry Paulais
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2012-07-05
Financing Africa S Cities written by Thierry Paulais and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-05 with Business & Economics categories.
This volume addresses the issues of financing urban growth of the African continent -- which has the highest urban growth rate on the planet -- in the next decades. Considerable investment will be needed to sustain this level of growth and to clear up accumulated backlogs. At the same time, decentralization has resulted in increased responsibilities for local government; but in most cases, institutional reforms were carried out without the transfer of a sufficient level of resources, and local capacities in governance and project management are weak. Which mechanisms will finance these extensive needs, and how will African local governments meet these needs? Specifics on how to finance African cities have not been studied. The actual scale of this market has not been fully grasped. A systemic approach to this market is difficult because of its diversity (country size; institutional context; characteristics of urban network; availability of capital market, currency, etc.) and a lack of data. Donors’ assistance methods in the sector are disparate, marked by disputes between different schools of thought; special-purpose vehicles created by donors operate according to a variety of methods and with wide-ranging and sparsely disseminated results. What is the best way to transform these systems, often antiquated in many respects, into modern financing systems that facilitate access to domestic markets, mobilize local savings and reinforce local government autonomy? There is no single answer to this question in regard to such a variety of institutional and economic contexts. The main objective of the study is to clarify the debates and to enlighten the choices of African decision-makers at local and national level.