James Duminy, Jørgen Andreasen, Fred Lerise, Nancy Odendaal & Vanessa
Watson (2014). Planning and the Case Study Method in Africa. The Planner in
Dirty Shoes. Palgrave-Macmillan.
This book addresses the relevance of the case study research methodology
for enhancing urban planning research and education in Africa and the global
South. It is the outcome of a project operated by the Association of African
Planning Schools (AAPS) from 2007 to 2011 to enhance case study research
capacity amongst African planning students and academics. The editors and
contributors argue that case study research can produce contextualized and
empirical accounts of African urbanization and planning processes to challenge
outdated assumptions underpinning urban planning education and practice in many
parts of the continent. The volume features case studies and examples of
innovative teaching practices from contexts including Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria,
Ghana and South Africa.
