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Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa

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Editors:
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, University of Melbourne
Eric Gaisie, University of Melbourne

Patrick Cobbinah, Rhoda Mensah Darkwah, Prosper Issahaku Korah, Seth Asare Okyere, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Stephen Kofi Diko, Stephen Leonard Mensah, Euridice Lurdes Jorge Pedrosa, Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, Jerry Chati Tasantab, Oluwadunsin Ajulo, Richmond Juvenile Ehwi, Innocent Chirisa, Tinashe Bobo, Rumbidzai Mpahlo, Abraham Matamanda, Ayobami Popoola, Nunyi Blamah, Samuel Medayese, Olusegun Falola, Fisayo Ogunmodede, Bolanle Wahab, Mpumelelo Phakathi, Odekunle Folasade Jokotade, Adebayo Gabriel Olabisi, Oyewole Oladimeji Abdulgafar, Nana Djomo Jules Médard, Epo Boniface Ngah, Nestory E. Yamungu, Manfred Spocter, Ronnie Donaldson, Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, Ockert Pretorius, Mjabuliseni Nkosi, Mhlalisi Mndzebele, Talent Moyo, Akeem Bayonle Ola, Smith Ouma, Jhono Bennett, Dillip Kumar Das

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Date Published: December 2023
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format: Hardback
isbn: 9781009389464

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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.
- Africa's existing urban planning systems are examined from a historical perspective alongside suggestions for sustainable urban development
- The book provides a wide overview of the subject by bringing together theoretical and practical contributions, and presenting case studies of urban planning systems and practices across four geopolitical regions of Africa
- Edited by renowned researchers who have published widely on urban planning and sustainability
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- Date Published: December 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009389464
- length: 516 pages
- dimensions: 250 x 173 x 26 mm
- weight: 0.98kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Understanding Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa:
1. Reimagining African cities Patrick Cobbinah and Eric Gaisie
2. Annals of urban planning in Africa Rhoda Mensah Darkwah and Patrick Cobbinah
3. New cities in Africa and urban planning reimagination Prosper Issahaku Korah and Patrick Cobbinah
4. Informal settlements and pro-poor urban planning in African cities: the Luanda socio-historical narrative Seth Asare Okyere, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Stephen Kofi Diko, Stephen Leonard Mensah, Euridice Lurdes Jorge Pedrosa
5. Urban planning and sustainable land governance in Africa: dialectics and dialogues Uchendu Eugene Chigbu
6. Urban planning and climate change action in Africa Eric Gaisie, Jerry Chati Tasantab and Oluwadunsin Ajulo
Part II: Case Studies On Urban Planning in African Countries:
7. The proliferation of gated communities: towards a reimagining of urban planning in Ghana Richmond Juvenile Ehwi
8. History, practices, challenges and opportunities of urban planning in Zimbabwe Innocent Chirisa, Tinashe Bobo, Rumbidzai Mpahlo and Abraham Matamanda
9. The evolution and nature of urban planning in Nigeria Ayobami Popoola, Nunyi Blamah, Samuel Medayese, Olusegun Falola, Fisayo Ogunmodede and Bolanle Wahab
10. Rethinking urban planning and informal settlement upgrading in South Africa: density management for a post-COVID-19 era Mpumelelo Phakathi
11. Urban planning challenges and slum/informal housing formation in Ogun state, Nigeria Odekunle Folasade Jokotade, Adebayo Gabriel Olabisi and Oyewole Oladimeji Abdulgafar
12. The proliferation of slums in Cameroon: What do internal migrations mean for urban planning? Nana Djomo Jules Médard and Epo Boniface Ngah
13. An overview of urban planning in Tanzania: from colonial to piecemeal post-colonial practices Nestory E. Yamungu, Manfred Spocter and Ronnie Donaldson
Part III: Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa: Towards 2030 Agenda and Beyond:
14. On the need for sustainable digital urban infrastructure in 21st century South African cities Stefan Chavez-Norgaard
15. The South African urban land ownership struggle: a thematic commentary Ayobami Popoola, Ockert Pretorius, Nunyi Blamah, Mjabuliseni Nkosi, and Mhlalisi Mndzebele
16. The 2030 agenda, climate urbanism and urban planning in Zimbabwe Talent Moyo
17. Urban planning and quality of life of urban residents in Africa Akeem Bayonle Ola
18. Realizing rights in complex informal settlements contexts Smith Ouma
19. Participatory design won't fix unequal Southern African cities: but we should still do it – just better Jhono Bennett
20. Enabling smart mobility in African cities: a critical perspective from South Africa Dillip Kumar Das
21. On the future of urban planning in Africa Patrick Cobbinah and Eric Gaisie
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Editors
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, University of Melbourne
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah is Associate Professor in urban planning in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, and a member of the Planning Institute of Australia and the Ghana Institute of Planners. He serves as the Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Urban Affairs and was recently recognised among the forty top rising star researchers in Australia.
Eric Gaisie, University of Melbourne
Eric Gaisie is a Tutor in Urban and Environmental Planning at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. He is also a Research Affiliate at the Climate Change Adaptation Lab and an Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University. His research examines the socio-spatial contexts and impacts of planning for sustainable and resilient futures. He is a member of the Planning Institute of Australia.
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Patrick Cobbinah, Rhoda Mensah Darkwah, Prosper Issahaku Korah, Seth Asare Okyere, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Stephen Kofi Diko, Stephen Leonard Mensah, Euridice Lurdes Jorge Pedrosa, Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, Jerry Chati Tasantab, Oluwadunsin Ajulo, Richmond Juvenile Ehwi, Innocent Chirisa, Tinashe Bobo, Rumbidzai Mpahlo, Abraham Matamanda, Ayobami Popoola, Nunyi Blamah, Samuel Medayese, Olusegun Falola, Fisayo Ogunmodede, Bolanle Wahab, Mpumelelo Phakathi, Odekunle Folasade Jokotade, Adebayo Gabriel Olabisi, Oyewole Oladimeji Abdulgafar, Nana Djomo Jules Médard, Epo Boniface Ngah, Nestory E. Yamungu, Manfred Spocter, Ronnie Donaldson, Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, Ockert Pretorius, Mjabuliseni Nkosi, Mhlalisi Mndzebele, Talent Moyo, Akeem Bayonle Ola, Smith Ouma, Jhono Bennett, Dillip Kumar Das