Peri-urban developments and processes in Africa with special reference to Zimbabwe [electronic resource] / Innocent Chirisa, Elias Mazhindu, Elmond Bandauko.
Chirisa, Innocent, author.; Mazhindu, Elias, author.; Bandauko, Elmond, author.
2016
HN780.Z9
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Title Peri-urban developments and processes in Africa with special reference to Zimbabwe [electronic resource] / Innocent Chirisa, Elias Mazhindu, Elmond Bandauko.
Author Chirisa, Innocent, author.
ISBN 9783319342313 (electronic book)
3319342312 (electronic book)
9783319342306
Published Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (ix, 142 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number HN780.Z9
Dewey Decimal Classification 352.7/93096
Summary Annotation 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. "
Note Annotation 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. "
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 26, 2016).
Added Author Mazhindu, Elias, author.
Bandauko, Elmond, author.
Series SpringerBriefs in geography.
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