Overview
Provides an updated and critical view of key challenges confronting the governance of cities in Africa
Cover three key topics: local government and planning law reforms; urban informality, urban planning and public-private collaboration; and citizen participation in urban governance
Includes case studies that geographically span the continent
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Decentralization and Planning Law Reforms
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Issues and Challenges in Urban Governance
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Citizen Participation in Urban Governance
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About this book
This book explores some of the key challenges confronting the governance of cities in Africa, the reforms implemented in the field of urban governance, and the innovative approaches in critical areas of local governance, namely in the broad field of decentralization and urban planning reform, citizen participation, and good governance. The collection also investigates the constraints that continuously hamper urban governments as well as the ability to improve urban governance in African cities through citizen responsive innovations. Decentralization based on the principle of subsidiarity emerges as a critical necessary reform if African cities are to be appropriately empowered to face the challenges created by the unprecedented urban growth rate experienced all over the continent. This requires, among other initiatives, the implementation of an effective local self-government system, the reform of planning laws, including the adoption of new planning models, the development of citizen participation in local affairs, and new approaches to urban informality. The book will be of interest to students, researchers and policy makers in urban studies, and in particular for those interested in urban planning in Africa.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Carlos Nunes Silva is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal. His research interests focus on urban planning in Africa, among other issues. He is also the founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of E-Planning Research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Governing Urban Africa
Editors: Carlos Nunes Silva
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95109-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95108-6Published: 19 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95730-9Published: 07 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-95109-3Published: 09 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 373
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Politics, Public Policy, Urban Studies/Sociology