The policy-planning divide: an evaluation of housing production in the aftermath of operation Murambatsvina in Zimbabwe

Chipungu, Lovemore; Adebayo, Ambrose

doi:10.1007/s10901-012-9311-8

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“…However, it should be noted that 'such disorganisation was a creation of collusion between politicians and planners to achieve goals of the former' (A1). This view is corroborated by Chipungu and Adebayo (2012) who points to the undue party political influence on the process of planning. For instance, the role of politics during the Operation is demonstrated in the case of the local government minister who officiated at Joshua Nkomo housing co-operative which was later destroyed during the Operation.…”

Section: Operation Murambatsvina and The Planning Professionmentioning

confidence: 78%

Politics and the practice of planning: The case of Zimbabwean cities

Muchadenyika

Williams

2017

Cities

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Planning is intrinsically a political process. This paper explores how the practice and profession of planning has been affected by politics. Available evidence in Zimbabwe shows that planning is problematized by unsettled national and local politics. However, contested politics can distort the intentions of a sound planning system through advancing political interests of politicians, the ruling elite. Interviews with political actors and planners allow an understanding of how politics has virtually eroded, if not eliminated, a sound planning system. This paper illustrates three dimensions of the relationship between politics and planning. First, the political contestation between the ruling and opposition party has severely undermined planning and its contribution towards coordinated development in cities. Second, planners often succumb to the politics of patronage at the expense of urban residents and town planning principles. Third, the integrity and credibility of planning is seemingly under constant threat from political actors.

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Section: Operation Murambatsvina and The Planning Professionmentioning

confidence: 78%