1st Edition

The Management of Urban Development in Zambia

By Emmanuel Mutale Copyright 2004
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

Over the past few decades, the developing world has seen unprecendented urban growth and urban areas have had to deal with a number of complex problems as a result. While population growth is one of the factors contributing to the deprivation and decay characteristic of most urban areas in the developing world, there are other factors. Apart from demographic and economic factors, the political... Read more
Contents: Introduction; A structural conflict model of urban management; Urban management issues: theoretical review; Evolution of urban management and settlement policies in Zambia; 'Let Us Build a City' - copper mining and the growth of Nkana-Kitwe; Supply of land and property and the changing structure of rates; Service provision in Nkana-Kitwe - the case of water; The form and agency of housing provision and the nature of the housing problem in Nkana-Kitwe; Conclusions; Bibliography; Appendix; Index.

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Mutale, Emmanuel