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The Palgrave handbook of urban development planning in Africa / / edited by Meleckidzedeck Khayesi and Francis Nyongesa Wegulo
| The Palgrave handbook of urban development planning in Africa / / edited by Meleckidzedeck Khayesi and Francis Nyongesa Wegulo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 376 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 605 |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainable development |
| ISBN | 3-031-06089-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Navigating the Urban Development Planning Landscape in Africa -- Why This Handbook? -- What is the Aim of This Handbook? -- Which Topics Have Been Included in This Handbook? -- Method -- What Do the Chapters Reveal? -- References -- 2 Planning Cultures -- Introduction -- Results and Discussion -- Research Design and Methods -- What is Planning Culture? -- What is Culture? -- A Model of Planning Culture -- National Planning Cultures in Africa -- Ghana: Planning Continuity and Decentralization in an Urban Development Regime -- Tanzania: The Evolution of Planning Cultures Under Colonial, Socialist and Free-Market Regimes -- Eswatini: Building Local Government and Planning Capacity Through Structural Adjustment and World Bank Partnership -- Urban Planning Cultures in Nairobi, Kenya: Four Low-Income Housing Case Studies -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Political Management and Governance -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Theorizing Governance and Management of African Cities -- Political Management and Governance in Action -- Challenges and Opportunities in the Governance of African Cities -- Potential for Transformation of African Cities -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Agriculture -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Study Designs -- Sample Size -- Theories -- Factors Driving Urban Agriculture -- Socio-Economic Characteristics of Urban Farmers -- Location and Land Rights -- Lack of Legislation on Urban Agriculture in African Cities -- Source of Livelihoods for the Urban Poor -- Challenges of Urban Agriculture in African Cities -- Summary of Key Findings -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Financial Resources -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Study Design -- Results and Discussion.
Empirical Findings -- Own-Source Revenues -- Borrowing and External Financing -- Fiscal Transfers -- Sovereign Wealth Funds -- Urban Finance in the Context of Climate Emergencies -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Population Planning and Management -- Introduction -- Theories and Conceptual Models -- Methods -- Research Designs -- Results and Discussion -- Natural Increase -- Rural-Urban Migration -- Housing and Policies -- Potable Water Scarcity -- Traffic Congestion -- Waste Generation and Management -- Summary of Key Findings -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Managing Poverty -- Introduction -- Methods -- Theoretical Framework -- Results and Discussion -- Study Designs -- Measurement and Analytical Methods of Urban Poverty -- Theories of Urban Poverty -- Nature, Characteristics and Levels of Urban Poverty -- Causes of Urban Poverty -- Strategies for Addressing Urban Poverty -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Public Transport Services -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Research Designs -- Theories -- Empirical Results -- Operations, Decline, and Revival of Bus and Commuter Train Services -- Paratransit Services -- Commercial Bicycle and Motorcycle Transport Services -- The Rise and Expansion of Bus Rapid Transit Systems -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Water Management -- Introduction -- Method -- Results and Discussion -- Research Designs -- Theories -- Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) -- The African Water Facility Approach -- Sustainability Index for Integrated Urban Water Management (SIUWM) -- Community Self-Help and Partnership Models -- Participatory Approaches -- Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) -- Empirical Findings -- Urban Water Access -- Urban Sprawl and Access to Water -- Rapid Urbanization, Water Supply and Access -- Water Demand -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Rural-Urban Linkages -- Introduction -- Method. Results and Discussion -- Research Designs -- Geographical Distribution of Sample Studies -- Designs -- Theories -- Conceptualizing Rural-Urban Relations -- Changing Rural-Urban Relations in Africa -- Role of Rural-Urban Relations -- Challenges Facing the Rural-Urban Dynamics -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Recreation Planning and Management -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Nature of Studies -- Theories and Conceptual Models -- Policy and Recreation Planning -- Access to Recreation Facilities -- Examples of Best Practices for Recreation Provision -- Politics and Corruption -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Air Quality -- Introduction -- Method -- Results and Discussion -- Air Pollution -- Air Pollutants and Their Sources -- Traffic Related Pollution -- Industrial Pollution -- Waste Related Air Quality -- Desert Storms -- Biomass Burning and Other Agricultural Emissions -- Aircraft Related Pollution -- Indoor Air Pollution -- Effects of Air Pollution on Health and Economy -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910632478503321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rural Development Planning in Africa / / edited by Meleckidzedeck Khayesi
| Rural Development Planning in Africa / / edited by Meleckidzedeck Khayesi |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVIII, 253 p. 5 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 320.96 |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa—Politics and government
Economic development Regional planning Urban planning Africa—Economic conditions Economic development—Environmental aspects African Politics Development Theory Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Development and Health African Economics Development and Sustainability |
| ISBN | 1-349-95297-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Encountering African Rural Development Planning -- Chapter 2: Natural and Environmental Resource Management -- Chapter 3: Local Governance -- Chapter 4: Agriculture -- Chapter 5: Financing Rural Development Programmes -- Chapter 6: Small Market and Urban Centres -- Chapter 7: Energy -- Chapter 8: Water -- Chapter 9: Health -- Chapter 10: Physical Activity. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300487203321 |
| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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