Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa

This book analyses urban planning in Anglophone, Francophone, and Lusophone Africa, exploring its history and advocating for new approaches. In a climate changing world, cities need to be reimagined and designed to be more sustainable. But despite being one of the fastest urbanising continents, Africa has generally weak urban planning systems. The chapters adopt multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, combining insights from urban studies and policy sciences, emphasising existing gaps, particularly in decision-making, planning practice and inclusiveness, to offer an in-depth analysis of urban planning in Africa. The authors advocate for the reimagination of urban planning, debating new institutionalism, digital infrastructure, climate urbanism, gated communities, and smart mobility. The chapters provide both theoretical and practical contributions, and advance thinking, policymaking, and implementation of sustainable urban planning approaches in Africa, thus making the book indispensable for advanced students, researchers, and practitioners alike.

Author: Patrick Brandful Cobbinah
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/21/2023
Pages: 516
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.94lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781009389464

About the Author
Cobbinah, Patrick Brandful: - 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.Gaisie, Eric: - 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.

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