1st Edition
Urban Planning Challenges and Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Introduction: Urban Planning Complexities and Innovative Futures in Africa
Bernard A.A. Akanbang, Millicent A. Akaateba & Abubakari Ahmed
1. Trends and Drivers of Urbanisation in Africa: Exploring the Implications for Urban Planning and Development
Bernard A.A. Akanbang, Abdulai Abdul Hamid, John Nahiyin Baanbil & Raymond Anoyega
2. Matching emerging urban challenges and planning education: A critique of planning education in Ghana
Abubakari Ahmed, Millicent A. Akaateba & Bernard A.A. Akanbang
3. The African Urban Planner: Identity, Roles, and Challenges
Paul Boniface Akaabre
4. Role of International Organisations in Urban Planning in sub-Saharan African Cities
Nelson Nyabanyi N-yanbini, Maxwell Okrah, Alfred Toku & Emmanuel Nliwola Bowan
5. Similar Institutions, Contrasting Outcomes: A Narrative Review of the Implementation Effectiveness of Planning Regulations in African Cities
Millicent A. Akaateba, Florence Abugtane Avogo & Jonas Ayaribila Akudugu
6. Thinking Informality: Insights from African Cities
Samuel Twumasi Amoah
7. Integrating Street Vending in Urban Planning Practices: Contest and the Future Prospects for Urban Arusha, Tanzania
Resian Kanyatila, Abubakari Ahmed & Francis Dakyaga
8. Deconstructing the Policy-Praxis Nexus in Urban Green Space Planning in African Cities
Bernard A.A. Akanbang, Millicent A. Akaateba, Prosper Issahaku Korah & Enoch Akwasi Kosoe
9. The Shaping Factors of Urban Crime Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Elvis Attakora-Amaniampong, Miller Williams Appau & Raymond Aabeyir
10. Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning and Management in Africa
Raymond Aabeyir, Franklin Dono & Robert A. Akum
11. Hybrid Land Governance in Africa: A Comparative Study of Institutional Frameworks and Processes for Urban Land Delivery in Ghana and Nigeria
David Sunday Osiyi, Victor Udemezue Onyebueke & Ashiru Bello
12. Hybrid Governance and Housing Delivery in Africa: A Review of Current Status and Constraints
Uyi Ezeanah & Maren Mallo Daniel
13. A Reflective Approach to Planning in Africa
David Anaafo, Rejoice Selorm Wireko-Gyebi & Anthonia Ayamga
Biography
Abubakari Ahmed is a Senior Lecturer in urban planning and sustainability at the Department of Urban Design and Infrastructure Studies, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana.
Millicent A. Akaateba is an Associate Professor of urban planning at the Faculty of Planning and Land Management, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana.
Bernard A. A. Akanbang is an Associate Professor of Development Planning at the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies.
