Planning Cities in Africa: Current Issues and Future Prospects of Urban Governance and Planning (The Urban Book Series)

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
Editors and Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Planning Cities in Africa—Current Issues and Future Prospects of Urban Governance and Planning: An Introduction
	1.1 Background to the Concept of the Book: Planning Cities in Africa
	1.2 Key Thematic Areas of GOPLAREA Research Project
	1.3 Book Chapters and Key Thematic Areas
	References
Part I Planning Theories and Models—Application and Local Challenges
2 The State, Trust and Cooperation: Local Government-Residents’ Joint Neighbourhood Upgrading Initiatives in Addis Ababa
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Methodology
	2.3 Background
	2.4 Addis Ketema Sub-City, Woreda 6
	2.5 Bole Sub-City, Woreda 9
	2.6 Conclusion
	References
3 Street Vending in Downtown Rabat: In Resistance to Imported Urban Models
	3.1 Introduction
		3.1.1 Study Area
		3.1.2 Research Materials and Method
	3.2 Souks of Rabat Before the French Protectorate
		3.2.1 Rabat’s Urban Configuration Before the Protectorate
		3.2.2 Rabat’s Souk Before the Protectorate
	3.3 Urban Transformation of Rabat and Its Impact on Souks’ Activity
		3.3.1 Urban Transformation of Rabat
		3.3.2 Socio-economic Changes Under the Protectorate: Genesis of Urban Informality
		3.3.3 Rabat’s Souks During the Protectorate
		3.3.4 Itinerant Trade After Independence—Until Today
	3.4 Conclusion
	References
4 Revisiting Stokes’ Theory of Slums: Towards Decolonised Housing Concepts from the Global South
	4.1 Development, Materiality, and the Stigma of “Slums”
	4.2 Stokes’ Theory of Slums Revisited
	4.3 Material Decency Versus Adequate Housing
	4.4 Western Value Systems Behind Material Decency
	4.5 Toward Decolonialised Concepts of Adequate Housing
	References
Part II The state of Planning Education and Planning Capacity
5 In a State of Flux: Urban Planning Programmes in Asia and Africa
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 The Context of Urban Planning Education in Asia and Africa
		5.2.1 Origins in Colonial History and Continued Influence
		5.2.2 Unattended Contemporary Realities
		5.2.3 Networks and Partnerships
	5.3 Methodology and Review Framework
	5.4 A Comparison of Urban Planning Programmes Across Asia and Africa
		5.4.1 Institutional Context
		5.4.2 Programme Intent and Objectives
		5.4.3 Programmes Content and Modules
	5.5 Discussion and Conclusion
	References
6 Climate Change Adaptation and Planning Education in Southern Africa
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Climate Change and Planning Education: A Literature Review
	6.3 Methodology
	6.4 Case Studies
		6.4.1 South Africa: University of the Free State
		6.4.2 Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe
		6.4.3 Namibia: Namibia University of Science and Technology
	6.5 Discussion and Conclusion
	References
7 Is Climate Change Knowledge Making a Difference in Urban Planning and Practice: Perspectives from Practitioners and Policymakers in Tanzania
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Conceptual Framework
	7.3 Climate Change Planning in Tanzania
	7.4 Research Methodology
	7.5 Results and Discussion
		7.5.1 Respondents’ Profile
		7.5.2 The Need for Local Context and Stakeholders’ Engagement
		7.5.3 Planners’ Knowledge and Observations of Climate Anomalies
		7.5.4 Planners’ Climate Change Knowledge and Planning Practices
	7.6 Conclusion and Recommendation
	References
8 Contributions of Local Authorities to Community Adaptive Capacity to Impacts of Climate Change; A Case Study of Sea Level Rise in Pangani Division, Pangani District
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Local Authorities’ Climate Change Adaption Strategies
	8.3 Strategies for Sea Level Rise Globally
		8.3.1 Structural and Non-Structural Strategies
		8.3.2 Local and Transnational Self-Regulatory Activities
		8.3.3 Regional Adaptive Strategies
	8.4 Conceptualising Community Adaptive Capacity
	8.5 Methodological Approach
		8.5.1 Location of the Pangani Division
	8.6 Climate Change Impacts Affecting the Pangani Division
		8.6.1 Sea Level Rise (SLR)
		8.6.2 Communities Affected by Sea Level Rise in Pangani Division
	8.7 Local Authority and Community Adaptive Capacity
		8.7.1 Actions
		8.7.2 Resources and Capacity
		8.7.3 Learning
	8.8 Conclusions and Recommendations
		8.8.1 Conclusions
		8.8.2 Recommendations
	References
Part III Participatory and Multi-Level Governance Approach toward Current Urban Challenges
9 Qualities of Urban Planning and the Conflict Between Participatory Planning and Planning Standards: Evidence from Ethiopia
	9.1 Introduction
		9.1.1 Ethiopian Urban Development Policy Framework
		9.1.2 Urban Planning Approaches
		9.1.3 Quality of the Urban Plan
	9.2 Methodology
		9.2.1 Case Study—The 2020–2030 Bahir Dar City Structure Plan (SP)
	9.3 Results and Discussion
		9.3.1 Participatory Planning and the 2020–2030  Bahir Dar City SP
		9.3.2 Planning Standards and the 2020–2030  Bahir Dar City SP
		9.3.3 The Conflict Between Participatory Planning and Planning Standards During Bahir Dar City SP Preparation
	9.4 Conclusion and Recommendations
	References
10 Complementing or Conflicting Rationalities? How Self-Production Practices in Collective Spaces Can Shape Urban Planning: Insights from Maputo City
	10.1 Introduction
		10.1.1 From Informality to New Approaches Transcending the Formal-Informal Binary?
		10.1.2 Collective Space: The Place of Conflicting and Complementing Rationalities
		10.1.3 Methodology
	10.2 Background
		10.2.1 Urban Development in Maputo City: Spatial Transformations
		10.2.2 Planning and Local Governance
		10.2.3 Case Study: Bagamoyo and George Dimitrov
	10.3 The Production of Collective Space in Maputo
		10.3.1 Conceiving Collective Space: Perceptions and Responsibilities
		10.3.2 Diverse Self-Production Practices Concerning Public Services
		10.3.3 Governance of Collective Space
		10.3.4 Assessing Challenges in Collective Space
	10.4 Conclusion
	References
11 Translating Globalised Ideals into Local Settings: The Actors and Complexities of Post-settlement Water Infrastructure Planning in Urban Ghana
	11.1 Introduction
	11.2 Post-Settlement Water Network Planning in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa
	11.3 Study Context and Methods
		11.3.1 Wa: A Secondary City in Ghana under Network Water Transition
	11.4 Results and Discussions
		11.4.1 Post-Settlement Water Network Extensions: The Actors and the Motives
		11.4.2 Post-Settlement Water Network Extension: Criteria and Processes to Access the Network
		11.4.3 Post-Settlement Water Networking: The Growing Complexities and the Utility Navigations
	11.5 Conclusion
	References
Index