Urban Planning Challenges and Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-77019-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

Urban planning practice in Sub-Saharan Africa increasingly encounters complexities due to the confluence of urbanisation, climate change, and their interconnected drivers and consequences. The potential effect of these complexities on achieving the sustainable development goals is significant. This book explores the unique challenges faced by rapidly growing cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, including urban crime, informality, land governance, development control, and the degradation of green spaces, as well as how these issues are addressed in planning education and emerging innovations. The book presents various case studies from selected African countries, emphasising contemporary urban challenges and innovative strategies, including implementing artificial intelligence, which is being adopted to tackle these issues. Chapters analyse the significance of reflective planning, hybrid governance, international development, and technological advancements in influencing the future trajectory of urban development planning.

By providing a comprehensive overview of these issues, this book serves as a crucial resource for urban planners, policymakers, scholars, and students dedicated to the sustainable development of cities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ahmed, Abubakari

Akanbang, Bernard A. A.

Akaateba, Millicent A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Urban Planning Complexities and Innovative Futures in Africa  1. Trends and Drivers of Urbanisation in Africa: Exploring the Implications for Urban Planning and Development  2. Matching emerging urban challenges and planning education: A critique of planning education in Ghana  3. The African Urban Planner:  Identity, Roles, and Challenges  4. Role of International Organisations in Urban Planning in sub-Saharan African Cities  5. Similar Institutions, Contrasting Outcomes: A Narrative Review of the Implementation Effectiveness of Planning Regulations in African Cities  6. Thinking Informality: Insights from African Cities  7. Integrating Street Vending in Urban Planning Practices: Contest and the Future Prospects for Urban Arusha, Tanzania  8. Deconstructing the Policy-Praxis Nexus in Urban Green Space Planning  in African Cities  9. The Shaping Factors of Urban Crime Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa  10. Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Management in Africa  11. Hybrid Land Governance in Africa: A Comparative Study of Institutional Frameworks and Processes for Urban Land Delivery in Ghana and Nigeria  12. Hybrid Governance and Housing Delivery in Africa: A Review of Current Status and Constraints  13. A Reflective Approach to Planning in Africa

Über Autor(innen)

Abubakari Ahmed is a Senior Lecturer in urban planning and sustainability at the Department of Urban Design and Infrastructure Studies, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana.

Millicent A. Akaateba is an Associate Professor of urban planning at the Faculty of Planning and Land Management, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana.

Bernard A. A. Akanbang is an Associate Professor of Development Planning at the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies.