Planning and managing urbanization in the twenty-first century: content analysis of selected African countries’ national urban policies

Bandauko, Elmond; Annan-Aggrey, Eunice; Arku, Godwin

doi:10.1080/17535069.2020.1803641

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“…For instance, Uganda’s NUP highlights that: “ The SDGs provide an opportunity for Uganda to bring all stakeholders together to decide and embark on new paths to improve the lives of people in urban areas , and to make cities and human settlements inclusive , safe , resilient and sustainable by creating mechanisms to ensure good urban governance ” [ 117 ]. Even though governments are becoming more sensitive to the threats and opportunities posed by the process of rapid urbanisation [ 118 ], identifying appropriate implementation pathways to achieve the policy aspirations is still a challenge, as NUPs remains high-level policy expressions, with little impact in practice [ 119 ]. NUPs are conducive to but not sufficient to achieve sustainable cities [ 120 ], and require concrete action plans and tools to enforce practical actions on the ground [ 118 ].…”

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“…Even though governments are becoming more sensitive to the threats and opportunities posed by the process of rapid urbanisation [ 118 ], identifying appropriate implementation pathways to achieve the policy aspirations is still a challenge, as NUPs remains high-level policy expressions, with little impact in practice [ 119 ]. NUPs are conducive to but not sufficient to achieve sustainable cities [ 120 ], and require concrete action plans and tools to enforce practical actions on the ground [ 118 ].…”

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How urbanisation alters the intensity of the urban heat island in a tropical African city

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Due to the combined effects of urban growth and climate change, rapid urbanisation is particularly challenging in African cities. Areas that will house a large proportion of the urban population in the future coincide with where natural hazards are expected to occur, and where hazard risk management institutions, knowledge, and capacity are often lacking. One of the challenges posed by rapid urbanisation is the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, whereby urban areas are warmer than the surrounding rural areas. This study investigates urbanisation patterns and alterations in surface UHI (SUHI) intensity for the Kampala urban cluster, Uganda. Analyses show that between 1995 and 2017, Kampala underwent extensive changes to its urban built-up area. From the centre of the city to adjoining non-built up areas in all directions, the urban land cover increased from 12,133 ha in 1995 to 25,389 ha in 2016. The area of SUHI intensity in Kampala expanded significantly over the 15-year period of study, expanding from 22,910 ha in 2003 to 27,900 ha in 2016, while the annual daytime SUHI of 2.2°C in 2003 had decreased to 1.9°C by 2017. Although SUHI intensity decreased in some parts of the city, elsewhere it increased, suggesting that urbanisation does not always lead to a deterioration of environmental conditions. We postulate that urban development may therefore not necessarily create an undesirable impact on local climate if it is properly managed. Rapidly growing cities in Africa and elsewhere should ensure that the dynamics of their development are directed towards mitigating potentially harmful environmental impacts, such as UHI effect through careful planning that considers both bluespaces and greenspaces.

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How urbanisation alters the intensity of the urban heat island in a tropical African city

2021

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“…Studies on Harare's informal settlements largely focus on people's experiences with deprivations (Matamanda 2020a(Matamanda , 2020b. While we acknowledge that people in informal settlements experience multiple deprivations (Bandauko et al 2021a), other scholars reiterate that informal settlement residents show great pride in their neighbourhoods and make incremental improvements to enhance their living conditions (Bandauko et al 2021b).…”

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To leave or not to leave? An analysis of individual and neighbourhood characteristics shaping place attachment in Harare's selected informal settlements

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2022

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Place attachment is one of the important characteristics of sustainable neighbourhoods. The dynamics of place attachment in deprived neighbourhoods remain under‐researched, especially in Global South contexts. This paper examines how individual socio‐demographic and neighbourhood characteristics influence place attachment in Harare's selected informal settlements, namely Hopley, Hatcliffe Extension, and Epworth Ward 7. These neighbourhoods were purposefully selected as Harare's largest informal settlements. The paper uses survey data collected from randomly sampled participants from the three neighbourhoods. These data were analyzed using binary logistic regression. Based on multivariate analysis, long‐time residents were 2.35 times more likely (OR = 2.35, p < 0.01) to report high place attachment, when compared to newcomers. When compared to renters, owner‐occupiers (OR = 2.91, p < 0.001) had higher odds of reporting high place attachment. Participants with savings were more likely (OR = 1.80, p < 0.05) to report high place attachment when compared with those who do not have savings. Neighbourhood reputation and neighbourhood safety positively influence place attachment in Harare's selected informal settlements. Surprisingly, those living in Epworth Ward 7 (OR = 0.48, p < 0.05) were less likely to report high place attachment. Nonetheless, this study demonstrates that residents of deprived neighbourhoods can develop high place attachment with their residential environments.

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“…In Africa, urban growth is concentrated in unplanned informal settlements with an acute shortage of critical infrastructure and basic services (UNDP, 2017). About 60% of urban residents in Africa live such settlements, making them highly vulnerable to climate change (Taylor and Peter, 2014;Bandauko et al, 2021).…”

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Global South Urbanisms and Urban Sustainability—Challenges and the Way Forward

Arku

Marais

2021

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Planning and managing urbanization in the twenty-first century: content analysis of selected African countries’ national urban policies

Cited by 21 publications

References 14 publications

How urbanisation alters the intensity of the urban heat island in a tropical African city

How urbanisation alters the intensity of the urban heat island in a tropical African city

To leave or not to leave? An analysis of individual and neighbourhood characteristics shaping place attachment in Harare's selected informal settlements

Global South Urbanisms and Urban Sustainability—Challenges and the Way Forward

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