Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2025: Planning for Urban Expansion, West African Studies

OECD et al. (2025), Africa's Urbanisation Dynamics 2025: Planning for Urban Expansion, West African Studies, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/2a47845c-en.

African Studies Journals

 

African Studies Journals

Africapolis - Visualise urbanisation in Africa

Africapolis - Visualise urbanisation in Africa

Africapolis is a research and data visualisation tool used to map, analyse and understand urbanisation and urban growth in Africa

6th World Planning Schools Congress June 29-July 3, 2026

 

WPSC 2026

6th World Planning Schools Congress, June 29-July 3, 2026

Peripheral Visions - Rethinking Planning

Riscos na ilha de Santiago. Pluralidade na diversidade dos Riscos. Livro guia da visita de estudo à ilha de Santiago

 

Sílvia Monteiro & Vera Alfama (2025). Riscos na ilha de Santiago. Pluralidade na diversidade dos Riscos. Livro guia da visita de estudo à ilha de Santiago. V Simpósio Ibero-Afro-Americano de Risco. Cidade da Praia, Santiago: Universidade de Cabo Verde.

Riscos na ilha do Fogo. Das Paisagens Protegidas aos Riscos naturais – Adaptação e Resiliência. Livro guia de apoio ao Workshop da ilha do Fogo

 

Vera Alfama & Sónia Silva Victória (2025). Riscos na ilha do Fogo. Das Paisagens Protegidas aos Riscos naturais – Adaptação e Resiliência. Livro guia de apoio ao Workshop da ilha do Fogo. V Simpósio Ibero-Afro-Americano de Risco. Cidade da Praia, Santiago: Universidade de Cabo Verde.

Riscos na ilha do Maio. Das Paisagens Protegidas aos Riscos Naturais – Adaptação e Resiliência. Livro guia de apoio ao Workshop da ilha do Maio

 

Sónia Silva Victória; Lourdes Gonçalves & Ineida Carvalho (2025). Riscos na ilha do Maio. Das Paisagens Protegidas aos Riscos Naturais – Adaptação e Resiliência. Livro guia de apoio ao Workshop da ilha do Maio. V Simpósio Ibero-Afro-Americano de Risco. Cidade da Praia, Santiago: Universidade de Cabo Verde.

Territorial Governance and Spatial Transformation in Post-apartheid South Africa

Daniel Du Plessis (2025). Territorial Governance and Spatial Transformation in Post-apartheid South Africa. Cham: Springer (Book Series: Local and Urban Governance). 

The book provides a reflective account of the evolution of the territorial governance structures and processes in South Africa over a period of 30 years after the transition to a post-apartheid society in 1994. It also considers the role and influence of these changing governance institutions and processes and their associated outputs (in the form of policies and plans) on several priority dimensions of urban spatial transformation. The synthesis of the experiences and lessons learnt provides the bases for contemplating important future focus areas for territorial governance such as spatial transformation towards smart cities, an African perspective for future South African cities, and transitioning towards a streamlined integrated territorial governance system. The lessons and experiences are not only of local significance in South Africa, but also globally in countries and regions faced with territorial governance and spatial transformation challenges. 

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Urban Water Governance in Postcolonial Zimbabwe

Abraham R Matamanda; Tazviona R Gambe; Johannes I Bhanye; Tafadzwa C Maramura & Oratilwe Khoza  (2025). Urban Water Governance in Postcolonial Zimbabwe. Cham: Springer (Book Series: Local and Urban Governance). 

This book focuses on urban water supply and governance in the Global South using urban Zimbabwe as a case study to provide insights and perspectives into the realities of the water governance. Applying a resilience and sustainability perspective, we argue that fragmentation of responsibilities between various institutions, the difficulty of coordination at various levels, and the politics centered on water supply constrain effective water governance in Zimbabwe. This has resulted in a downward spiral in urban water services in Zimbabwe's urban centers. Additionally, the innovative nature of this study is to draw from an often-neglected dimension in urban water governance, which is the political ecology which brings into perspective the varying int1erests associated with environmental contests and conflicts that influence water allocation and sharing among urban areas by the public sector. Therefore, this book dwells on understanding the politics, economic and ecology of water governance through an interdisciplinary lens. This analysis is critical for this study because Zimbabwe's current state of obsolete water infrastructure has also had a negative impact on the supply of high-quality portable water services to the public in urban areas. This book will be a critical read for academic and professionals in the fields of urban geographers, planners, sociologists and water experts. It will also be useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students from Geography, Urban and regional Planning, Political Science, Development Studies and Economics. 

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