Beschrijving

To benefit from the transformation that has accompanied urbanization in many regions of the world, African policymakers must embark on a planned urban development that extends the benefits of an inclusive and green growth to all segments of the population. This book puts urbanization and its challenges squarely on Africa’s development agenda.

The main goal of this book is to put urbanization and its challenges squarely on Africa’s development agenda. Planned urbanization can improve living conditions for the majority, help in the expansion of the middle class, and create conditions for economic transformation. However, many African cities have developed haphazardly, resulting in the decline of public services, in slum proliferation, and increases in poverty. African cities thrive on activities characterized by easy entry and low productivity, generally referred to as the \