Peri-Urban Developments and Processes in Africa with Special Reference to Zimbabwe 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Chirisa, Innocent (Author), Mazhindu, Elias (Author), Bandauko, Elmond (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319342304 ISBN-13: 9783319342306 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
Dewey: 304.2 |
Series: Springerbriefs in Geography |
Physical Information: 142 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book focuses on peri-urban development processes in Africa, with special emphasis on Zimbabwe. The debates included highlight a number of issues in the peri-urban context, such as access to water, appropriate technologies and land management, political economy in the peri-urban space, peri-urban agriculture, and place marketing in peri-urban development, among others. The debates raised by the authors in this book revolve around locating the peri-urban space within the context of sustainability, in which key issues are addressed. The book essentially examines peri-urban development processes from various angles in an effort to understand how peri-urban areas develop, function, and how their residents survive. Per-urban dwellers currently face numerous challenges, including land tenure insecurity, poor infrastructure and services, land use conflicts, stringent planning law and land use planning regulations.
This work seeks to address the "knowledge gap" on peri-urban development processes in Africa, and is also intended to inform urban policy practice in the African Cities and beyond. Offering policy makers valuable insights on the peri-urban space, it provides guidance for decision-making in the contexts of service delivery, land management, housing, new town development and place marketing, among others. |