Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa

Part I. Understanding Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa: 1. Reimagining African cities Patrick Cobbinah and Eric Gaisie; 2. Annals of urban planning in Africa Rhoda Mensah Darkwah and Patrick Cobbinah; 3. New cities in Africa and urban planning reimagination Prosper Issahaku Korah and Patrick Cobbinah; 4. Informal settlements and pro-poor urban planning in African cities: the Luanda socio-historical narrative Seth Asare Okyere, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Stephen Kofi Diko, Stephen Leonard Mensah, Euridice Lurdes Jorge Pedrosa; 5. Urban planning and sustainable land governance in Africa: dialectics and dialogues Uchendu Eugene Chigbu; 6. Urban planning and climate change action in Africa Eric Gaisie, Jerry Chati Tasantab and Oluwadunsin Ajulo; Part II: Case Studies On Urban Planning in African Countries: 7. The proliferation of gated communities: towards a reimagining of urban planning in Ghana Richmond Juvenile Ehwi; 8. History, practices, challenges and opportunities of urban planning in Zimbabwe Innocent Chirisa, Tinashe Bobo, Rumbidzai Mpahlo and Abraham Matamanda; 9. The evolution and nature of urban planning in Nigeria Ayobami Popoola, Nunyi Blamah, Samuel Medayese, Olusegun Falola, Fisayo Ogunmodede and Bolanle Wahab; 10. Rethinking urban planning and informal settlement upgrading in South Africa: density management for a post-COVID-19 era Mpumelelo Phakathi; 11. Urban planning challenges and slum/informal housing formation in Ogun state, Nigeria Odekunle Folasade Jokotade, Adebayo Gabriel Olabisi and Oyewole Oladimeji Abdulgafar; 12. The proliferation of slums in Cameroon: What do internal migrations mean for urban planning? Nana Djomo Jules Medard and Epo Boniface Ngah; 13. An overview of urban planning in Tanzania: from colonial to piecemeal post-colonial practices Nestory E. Yamungu, Manfred Spocter and Ronnie Donaldson; Part III: Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa: Towards 2030 Agenda and Beyond: 14. On the need for sustainable digital urban infrastructure in 21st century South African cities Stefan Chavez-Norgaard; 15. The South African urban land ownership struggle: a thematic commentary Ayobami Popoola, Ockert Pretorius, Nunyi Blamah, Mjabuliseni Nkosi, and Mhlalisi Mndzebele; 16. The 2030 agenda, climate urbanism and urban planning in Zimbabwe Talent Moyo; 17. Urban planning and quality of life of urban residents in Africa Akeem Bayonle Ola; 18. Realizing rights in complex informal settlements contexts Smith Ouma; 19. Participatory design won't fix unequal Southern African cities: but we should still do it - just better Jhono Bennett; 20. Enabling smart mobility in African cities: a critical perspective from South Africa Dillip Kumar Das; 21. On the future of urban planning in Africa Patrick Cobbinah and Eric Gaisie; Index.