The Palgrave Handbook of Urban Development Planning in Africa

Where can one get a synthesis of research findings on urban development planning in Africa? This book addresses this gap in knowledge by distilling existing research to provide insights into theories, research designs, empirical findings and approaches on urban development planning in Africa. Starting with the overall planning culture and strategies, the book chapters move on to specific themes such as governance, population, poverty, water, recreation, transport, agriculture, air quality and rural-urban linkages. This book reduces the prevailing risk of unnecessary duplication of research and the inadequate attention that is being given to extending research in new areas. This situation has partly been due to existing research remaining scattered in different organizations and publications and has not been subjected to critical synthesis to unearth any new developments that it contains. The book makes available research findings to be utilized in current and future urban development planning in Africa.

Chapter 2: Planning Cultures

Chapter 3 : Political Management and Governance

Chapter 4 : Agriculture

Chapter 5 : Financial Resources

Chapter 6 : Population Planning and Management

Chapter 7 : Managing Poverty

Chapter 8 : Public Transport Services

Chapter 9 : Water Management

Chapter 10 : Rural-urban Linkages

Chapter 11 : Recreation Planning and Management

Chapter 12 : Air Quality