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Author : Sioux D. Cumming
Release : 1990
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Book Synopsis Post-colonial urban residential change in Zimbabwe by : Sioux D. Cumming
Download or read book Post-colonial urban residential change in Zimbabwe written by Sioux D. Cumming. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Abraham R. Matamanda
Release : 2021-05-07
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 396/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Urban Geography in Postcolonial Zimbabwe by : Abraham R. Matamanda
Download or read book Urban Geography in Postcolonial Zimbabwe written by Abraham R. Matamanda. This book was released on 2021-05-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary book provides a cross-sectoral and multi-dimensional exploration and assessment of the urban geography perspectives in Zimbabwe. Drawing on work from different disciplines, the book not only contributes to academia but also seeks to inform urban policy with the view of contributing to the national aspirations of Zimbabwe attaining middle-income status by 2030. Adopting a multi-dimensional assessment that transcends disciplines such as urban and regional planning, human and physical geography, urban governance, political science, economics and development studies, the book provides a background for co-production concerning urban development in the Global South. The book contributes into its analysis of the institutional and legislative framework that relates to the urban geography of Zimbabwe, as these are responsible for the evolution of the urban system in the country. The connections among different sectors and issues such as environment, economy, politics and the wider objectives of the SDGs, especially goal 11 aspiring to create sustainable communities by 2030, are explored. The success stories relating to urban geography in Zimbabwe are identified together with the best possible practices that may inform urban planning, policy and management.
Author : Muchadenyika, Davison
Release : 2020-02-16
Genre : Architecture
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Book Synopsis Seeking Urban Transformation by : Muchadenyika, Davison
Download or read book Seeking Urban Transformation written by Muchadenyika, Davison. This book was released on 2020-02-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking Urban Transformation. Alternative Urban Futures in Zimbabwe tells the stories of ordinary people’s struggles to remake urban centres. It interrogates and highlights the principle conditions in which urban transformation takes place. The main catalysts of the transformation are social movements and planning institutions. Social movements pool resources and skills, acquire land, install infrastructure and build houses. Planning institutions change policies, regulations and traditions to embrace and support a new form of urban development driven by grassroots movements. Besides providing a comprehensive analysis of planning and housing in Zimbabwe, there is a specific focus on three urban centres of Harare, Chitungwiza and Epworth. In metropolitan Harare, the books examines new housing and infrastructure series to the predominantly urban poor population; vital roles played by the urban poor in urban development and the adoption by planning institutions of grassroots-centered, urban-planning approaches. The book draws from three case studies and in-depth interviews from diverse urban shapers i.e. representatives and members of social movements, urban planners, engineers, surveyors, policy makers, politicians, civil society workers and students to generate a varied selection of insights and experiences. Based on the Zimbabwean experience, the book illustrates how actions and power of ordinary people contributes to the transformation of African cities.
Author : Richard C. Porter
Release : 2019-05-23
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis The Economics of Water and Waste in Three African Capitals by : Richard C. Porter
Download or read book The Economics of Water and Waste in Three African Capitals written by Richard C. Porter. This book was released on 2019-05-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1997, this volume examines the urban environments of Accra (Ghana), Harare (Zimbabwe) and Gaborone (Botswana). Each was effectively the capital city of a former British colony, and hence inherited a concern for public health. Each has made a serious and largely successful effort to provide the public goods necessary for the well-being of their urban population. Each is well above the average for all of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in these respects. However, the GDP per capita varies significantly between these three countries. Differences in standard of living are similarly evident. The authors focus intensively on public policies that determine who gets what, how they get it, and what price they pay.
Author : David Simon
Release : 1992-11-17
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis Cities, Capital and Development by : David Simon
Download or read book Cities, Capital and Development written by David Simon. This book was released on 1992-11-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheds new light on the social, cutural and politico-economic processes underlying the development of major African cities. Combines Africa's colonial legacy, the contrasts between poverty and wealth plus external influences of the global economy with a systematic assessment of national and urban means of production, access to and control over land and shelter along with formal and popular planning activities. Numerous examples and detailed case studies integrate various scales from global to intra-urban, placing them in an analytical framework that will be directly relevant to other Third World regions.
