Africa’s urbanisation: Implications for sustainable development

Cobbinah, Patrick Brandful; Erdiaw‐Kwasie, Michael Odei; Amoateng, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2015.03.013

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“…For example, official statistics estimate urbanisation levels in Africa to reach about 58% in 2050, with urban areas on the continent hosting nearly a quarter of the world's urban population (Cobbinah et al, 2015a;Darkwah & Cobbinah, 2014;UNDESA/PD, 2012). Rapid urbanisation and its associated impacts have emerged among the biggest threats confronting urban areas in developing countries, with both short and long term consequences on the sustainability of the built and natural environments (Cobbinah et al, 2015a(Cobbinah et al, , 2015bUNDESA/PD, 2012). However, the threats are not limited to urban areas but also peri-urban areas.…”

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“…Recent studies (Cobbinah, Erdiaw-Kwasie, & Amoateng, 2015a, 2015bUNDESA/PD, 2012United Nations Human Settlement Programme [UNHABITAT], 2013) indicate an alarming rate of urbanisation with increasing concentration of people in urban areas compared to regional areas in developing countries. For example, official statistics estimate urbanisation levels in Africa to reach about 58% in 2050, with urban areas on the continent hosting nearly a quarter of the world's urban population (Cobbinah et al, 2015a;Darkwah & Cobbinah, 2014;UNDESA/PD, 2012).…”

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Peri-urban morphology and indigenous livelihoods in Ghana

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Gaisie

Owusu-Amponsah

2015

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Peri-urban morphology and indigenous livelihoods in Ghana

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Gaisie

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2015

Habitat International

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“…Ennek jeleivel sok helyen találkozhatunk. A városok mindennapjainak eredményeként felborul az ökológiai egyensúly a Földön, állat-és növényfajok kerülnek a kihalás szélére, vagy tűnnek el örökre, mindennaposak a talaj-, levegő-és vízszennyezések (COBBINAH et al, 2015). Emberek milliói nem jutnak minden nap egészséges, megfelelő minőségű ivóvízhez, illetve hiányos vagy egyáltalán nem megoldott ezeken a területeken a vízellátás, a csatornázás, a szennyvíz összegyűjtés.…”

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Urbanizáció és környezeti fenntarthatóság, különös tekintettel a vízgazdálkodásra

Czikkely

2017

Studia Mundi – Economica

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A városiasodás az ipari forradalmak nyomán indult meg. Ez nemcsak a városok számának növekedését, de a népesség területi tömörülését is jelentette. Az áramlási folyamat velejárói az infrastruktúra, út- és közlekedéshálózatok, közműszolgáltatás fejlődése egyszersmind környezeti forrásaink apadását is jelentik. Széles értelembe véve, az urbanizáció globálissá váló méretei jelenleg rendelkezésre álló természeti erőforrás-felhasználások fenntarthatóságát kérdőjelezi meg. A természeti erőforrásokkal való ésszerűbb gazdálkodás, és a termelés- fogyasztás egyensúly megtartása, a jövő városiasodásának egyik alappillére lehet. Biztosítani kell a környezet ökológiai egyensúlyának feltételeit, de ehhez a meglevő városok mechanizmusának minőségi megújulására van szükség.

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“…Any such interventions face large informal populations lacking basic services, healthcare, education, and employment, hindered by their political leaders’ denial of urbanization or sense of helplessness with policy options (Pieterse ; UN‐DESA ; Cobbinah et al. ). They also face an assumptive belief in the socioeconomic benefits of urbanization (Turok ) and the realities of ecological limits to growth.…”

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“…; Cobbinah et al. ; Smit and Parnell ), economic growth and poverty (Bouare ; Fay and Opal ; Kessides ; Njoh ), informality and cityness (Pieterse ; Simone ; Vigar et al. ), and climate change and disaster risk (Broto ; Pelling and Wisner ; Simon ).…”

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African Urbanization: Assimilating Urban Metabolism into Sustainability Discourse and Practice

Currie¹,

Musango²

2016

J of Industrial Ecology

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Summary Shaping sustainable, equitable African cities requires strengthened investigations into the cities’ current resource flows, infrastructure systems, and future resource requirements. The field of urban metabolism (UM) offers multiple forms of analysis with which to map, analyse, and visualize urban resource profiles. Challenges in assessing UM in African cities include data scarcity at the city level, difficulty in tracking informal flows, lack of standardized methods, and the open nature of cities. However, such analyses are needed at the local level, given that city practitioners cannot rely purely on urban planning traditions of the global North or the typically broad studies about urban Africa, for supporting strategies toward sustainable urban development. This article aims to draw together the concepts of sustainable development and UM and explore their application in the African context. Further, the article estimated resource profiles for 120 African cities, including consumption of biomass, fossil fuels, electricity, construction materials, and water, as well as emissions of carbon dioxide. These resource profiles serve as a baseline from which to begin assessing the current and future resource intensity of these cities. It also provides insights into the cities’ relative resource impact, future consumption trends, and potential options for sustainability interventions.

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Africa’s urbanisation: Implications for sustainable development

Cited by 301 publications

References 51 publications

Peri-urban morphology and indigenous livelihoods in Ghana

Peri-urban morphology and indigenous livelihoods in Ghana

Urbanizáció és környezeti fenntarthatóság, különös tekintettel a vízgazdálkodásra

African Urbanization: Assimilating Urban Metabolism into Sustainability Discourse and Practice

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