Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah is Associate Professor in urban planning in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, and a member of the Planning Institute of Australia and the Ghana Institute of Planners. He serves as the Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Urban Affairs and was recently recognised among the forty top rising star researchers in Australia. Eric Gaisie is a Tutor in Urban and Environmental Planning at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. He is also a Research Affiliate at the Climate Change Adaptation Lab and an Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University. His research examines the socio-spatial contexts and impacts of planning for sustainable and resilient futures. He is a member of the Planning Institute of Australia.

Part I. Understanding Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa: 1. Reimagining African cities Patrick Cobbinah and Eric Gaisie; 2. Annals of urban planning in Africa Rhoda Mensah Darkwah and Patrick Cobbinah; 3. New cities in Africa and urban planning reimagination Prosper Issahaku Korah and Patrick Cobbinah; 4. Informal settlements and pro-poor urban planning in African cities: the Luanda socio-historical narrative Seth Asare Okyere, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Stephen Kofi Diko, Stephen Leonard Mensah, Euridice Lurdes Jorge Pedrosa; 5. Urban planning and sustainable land governance in Africa: dialectics and dialogues Uchendu Eugene Chigbu; 6. Urban planning and climate change action in Africa Eric Gaisie, Jerry Chati Tasantab and Oluwadunsin Ajulo; Part II: Case Studies On Urban Planning in African Countries: 7. The proliferation of gated communities: towards a reimagining of urban planning in Ghana Richmond Juvenile Ehwi; 8. History, practices, challenges and opportunities of urban planning in Zimbabwe Innocent Chirisa, Tinashe Bobo, Rumbidzai Mpahlo and Abraham Matamanda; 9. The evolution and nature of urban planning in Nigeria Ayobami Popoola, Nunyi Blamah, Samuel Medayese, Olusegun Falola, Fisayo Ogunmodede and Bolanle Wahab; 10. Rethinking urban planning and informal settlement upgrading in South Africa: density management for a post-COVID-19 era Mpumelelo Phakathi; 11. Urban planning challenges and slum/informal housing formation in Ogun state, Nigeria Odekunle Folasade Jokotade, Adebayo Gabriel Olabisi and Oyewole Oladimeji Abdulgafar; 12. The proliferation of slums in Cameroon: What do internal migrations mean for urban planning? Nana Djomo Jules Médard and Epo Boniface Ngah; 13. An overview of urban planning in Tanzania: from colonial to piecemeal post-colonial practices Nestory E. Yamungu, Manfred Spocter and Ronnie Donaldson; Part III: Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa: Towards 2030 Agenda and Beyond: 14. On the need for sustainable digital urban infrastructure in 21st century South African cities Stefan Chavez-Norgaard; 15. The South African urban land ownership struggle: a thematic commentary Ayobami Popoola, Ockert Pretorius, Nunyi Blamah, Mjabuliseni Nkosi, and Mhlalisi Mndzebele; 16. The 2030 agenda, climate urbanism and urban planning in Zimbabwe Talent Moyo; 17. Urban planning and quality of life of urban residents in Africa Akeem Bayonle Ola; 18. Realizing rights in complex informal settlements contexts Smith Ouma; 19. Participatory design won't fix unequal Southern African cities: but we should still do it – just better Jhono Bennett; 20. Enabling smart mobility in African cities: a critical perspective from South Africa Dillip Kumar Das; 21. On the future of urban planning in Africa Patrick Cobbinah and Eric Gaisie; Index.