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Urban street network and data science based spatial connectivity evaluation of African cities: implications for sustainable urban development
The aim of the study was to evaluate spatial connectivity and socioeconomic status of African cities using street network datasets and geospatial...
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Urbanization, Legacies of Elite Capture, and Multi-Dimensional Exclusions in Ghana: Towards Just Housing and Neighborhood Policies in African Cities
Persisting housing challenges in Africa’s cities are often theorized as driven by rapid demographic expansion outstrip** housing supply or by the...
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Housing in African Cities A Lens on Urban Governance
This edited collection from across the African continent offers a diverse set of analytical accounts that engage with the urban governance dynamics,...
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Solid Waste Collection in the Informal Settlements of African Cities: a Regulatory Dilemma for Actor’s Participation and Collaboration in Kampala
Formal and informal institutions exist to regulate actors providing solid waste collection services in African cities, yet collection coverage...
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Decarbonisation Pathways for African Cities
This book examines the pathways to decarbonising African cities, structured around strategies and applications in renewable energy, waste management,...
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Urban Governance of “Messy” Cities: Housing and the African City
A focus on housing illuminates multiple dimensions of African cities. In particular housing issues shed light on matters of politics and of power, as...
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Introduction: Decarbonising African Cities in a Carbon-Constrained World
This chapter presents arguments for addressing the key questions in the decarbonisation discourse. For instance, what determines the decarbonisation...
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Comparing Climate Politics and Adaptation Strategies in African Cities: Challenges and Opportunities in the State-Community Divide
Residents of African municipalities exhibit a lengthy and varied history of co** with conditions of pervasive precarity and uncertainty in the...
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Conclusion: Towards a Decarbonisation Framework for African Cities
The drive to decarbonise African cities is significantly disruptive due to their income level and dependence on carbon-emitting energy sources. As...
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Civil Conflict’s Impact on the Pursuit of Inclusivity, Safety, Resilience and Sustainability in Anglophone Cities of Cameroon
Cities are increasingly becoming sites where violence and conflict thrive. In the African continent, civil conflict has been rife, with cities not...
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Energy Poverty and the Proliferation of Heterogeneous Infrastructure Configurations in Accra: Implications for Urban Energy Governance in African Cities
Energy poverty has been a major concern for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Government efforts predominantly focus on expanding national grid networks to...
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Contextualising Waste Management Operations Towards Low-Carbon African Cities
Waste management in cities is influenced by the rapid increase in population due to rural-urban migration and a growing middle class. This is an...
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Introduction: Transport and Mobility Situations of African Cities
In this introductory chapter, we briefly sketch the transport and mobility situations of African cities today. We highlight the urban mobility and...
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Mediating Knowledge Co-Production for Inclusive Governance and Delivery of Food, Water and Energy Services in African Cities
Rising rates of urbanisation in Africa, without attendant improvements in critical infrastructure, have occasioned gaps in the provision of basic...
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Legislative Responses to the Challenge of Insufficient Data on Water Service Delivery in South African Cities
This article investigates the existing legal responses to the challenge of insufficient data on water service delivery in cities. The article finds...
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Public Transport Policy and Governance in African Cities: An Introduction
The growing incidence of urbanization and its associated transport challenges has resulted in a relook of the transport policy and governance regimes...
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Transport Poverty and Social Divisions in African Cities: An Introduction
This section of the book explores the highly prevalent issue of transport poverty, which is closely associated with the developed and develo**...
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Urban Expansion and Sustainable Water Argumentation for Africa’s Cities
The chapter argues that urban expansion and sustainable water augmentation is a colonial engineered problem whose impact if not tamed will perpetuate...
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Powering Action Towards Energising African Cities Sustainably: Perspectives from Kenya
The drive for cleaner energy sources presents opportunities and challenges for develo** countries with hydrocarbon resources. Although reducing...
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The Political Economy of Decarbonising African Petro-cities: Governance Reconfigurations for the Future
The global decarbonisation agenda necessitates socio-technical and political economy recalibrations across the cities of the world. This chapter...