Reframing the Urban Challenge in Africa (eBook, PDF)

Knowledge Co-production from the South
Redaktion: Marrengane, Ntombini; Croese, Sylvia

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the changing dynamics behind the rapid expanse of Africa's urban population. Providing an important nuanced perspective on the heterogeneity of African cities and the challenges they face, this book will be an important resource for researchers across development studies, African studies, and urban studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000333411
• Artikelnr.: 60621120

Autorenporträt

Ntombini Marrengane is the Manager of the Secretariat for the African Urban Research Initiative (AURI), a Pan African, interdisciplinary applied urban research network, based at the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Sylvia Croese is a Research Associate based with the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town and a senior researcher with the Univeristy of the Witwatersrand (South African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning) in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction: Africa's Urban Challenge
Sylvia Croese Chapter 2: The Formal-Informal Interface Through the Lens of Urban Food Systems: the Soweto Food Market in Lusaka
Zambia
Gilbert Siame
Douty Chibamba
Progress H. Nyanga
Brenda Mwalukanga
Beverly Musonda Mushili
Wiza Kabaghe; Garikai Membele
Wilma S. Nchito
Peter Mulambia & Dorothy Ndhlovu Chapter 3: Formal-Informal Interface: comparative analysis between three Egyptian cities
Omar Nagati and Beth Stryker Chapter 4: Dialogues on Informality: land sharing as a sustainable approach to tenure security in Kiandutu informal settlement in Thika town
Kenya
Peter Ngau and Philip Olale Chapter 5: Urban Infrastructure and Inequality: lessons from Cairo and Johannesburg
Deena Khalil and Margot Rubin Chapter 6: Weathering the Storm: reflections on a community-based approach to flood-risk management in Kumasi
Ghana
Divine Ahadzie
Irene-Nora Dinye and Rudith Sylvana King Chapter 7: Housing for whom? Rebuilding Angola's cities after conflict and who gets left behind
Allan Cain - Development Workshop Angolal Chapter 8: Conclusion: Towards a Research Agenda for Knowledge Co-production in Urban Africa
Sylvia Croese