Planning Cities in Africa Current Issues and Future Prospects of Urban Governance and Planning /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Alem Gebregiorgis, Genet (Editor), Greiving, Stefan (Editor), Namangaya, Ally Hassan (Editor), Kombe, Wilbard Jackson (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
• Series: The Urban Book Series,
• Subjects: Urban policy.; Sustainability.; Political science.; Urban Policy.; Governance and Government.
• Online Access: Link to Metadata

Summary

This open access book provides insights into challenges, threats and opportunities of urban development in Africa. It discusses how and why African cities need localised urban planning concepts and theories to deal with challenges and threats of rapid urbanisation and climate change. The book delivers an in-depth view of the nature and gaps of the framework on which current planning practice and education in Africa are based. With that, it discusses the potentials of African cities to mobilise local knowledge, resources and capacity building for sustained and resilient urban growth. This work is addressed to educationists and practitioners in the field of urban development management, climate change adaptation and urban resilience. Specifically, such audiences include researchers, spatial planners, graduate students and member of civil societies working on urban development management.

Physical Description

XXI, 243 p. 37 illus., 26 illus. in color. online resource.

ISBN

9783031065507

ISSN

2365-7588

DOI

10.1007/978-3-031-06550-7

Access

Open Access