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Peri-Urban Developments and Processes in Africa with Special Reference to Zimbabwe

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Authors:
  1. Innocent Chirisa

    1. University of Zimbabwe, Department of Rural & Urban Planning, Harare, Zimbabwe

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  2. Elias Mazhindu

    1. University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

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  3. Elmond Bandauko

    1. University of Zimbabwe, Department of Rural & Urban Planning, HARARE, Zimbabwe

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  • Collects recent case studies reflecting peri-urban policy initiatives and associated conflicts
  • Interrogates the political economy of peri-urban governance in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa
  • Closes the theoretical gap between official planning policy expectations and the experiences of the excluded ordinary residents
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Geography (BRIEFSGEOGRAPHY)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Innocent Chirisa, Shingai T. Kawadza, Elias Mazhindu, Elmond Bandauko
    Pages 1-9

  3. Political Economy of Peri-Urban Transformations in Zimbabwe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Political Economy of Peri-urban Transformations in Conditions of Neoliberalism in Zimbabwe

      • Elias Mazhindu
      Pages 13-24

  5. Economic Experiences and Livelihoods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Irrigation Cooperative as a Strategy of Peri-urban Poverty Reduction: Case Study of Ward 5 in Epworth, Harare

      • Livinia Binala
      Pages 55-66

  6. Environmental Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Access to Safe Water and Sanitation in Epworth, Zimbabwe

      • Never Mujere
      Pages 69-79

    3. A Case for Inclusive Growth Through Green Economies in Peri-urban Sub-saharan Africa

      • Innocent Chirisa, Archimedes Muzenda, Elmond Bandauko
      Pages 81-90

  7. Emergence, Development and Management of Satellite Towns: Challenges and Opportunities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. The Ruwa Exceptionality: Scanning Location, Corporatism and Place Marketing Factors in Peri-urban Development

      • Innocent Chirisa, Joel Chaeruka
      Pages 93-104

    3. Establishment of New Satellite Towns in Zimbabwe: Old Wine in New Skins?

      • Innocent Chirisa, Elmond Bandauko, Archimedes Muzenda
      Pages 105-113

  8. Land Use Policies, Management and Practices in Peri-Urban Areas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. The Plight of Peri-urban Communities—A Case Study of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

      • Linda Magwaro-Ndiweni, Virginia Madiro
      Pages 117-127

    3. Analysing Policy Responses to the Dilemmas of Peri-urbanity and Land Management in Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Harare

      • Kudzai Chatiza
      Pages 129-142
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About this book

This book focuses on peri-urban development processes in Africa, with special emphasis on Zimbabwe. The debates included highlight a number of issues in the peri-urban context, such as access to water, appropriate technologies and land management, political economy in the peri-urban space, peri-urban agriculture, and place marketing in peri-urban development, among others. The debates raised by the authors in this book revolve around locating the peri-urban space within the context of sustainability, in which key issues are addressed.

The book essentially examines peri-urban development processes from various angles in an effort to understand how peri-urban areas develop, function, and how their residents survive. Per-urban dwellers currently face numerous challenges, including land tenure insecurity, poor infrastructure and services, land use conflicts, stringent planning law and land use planning regulations.

This work seeks to address the “knowledgegap” on peri-urban development processes in Africa, and is also intended to inform urban policy practice in the African Cities and beyond. Offering policy makers valuable insights on the peri-urban space, it provides guidance for decision-making in the contexts of service delivery, land management, housing, new town development and place marketing, among others.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Zimbabwe, Department of Rural & Urban Planning, Harare, Zimbabwe

    Innocent Chirisa

  • University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

    Elias Mazhindu

  • University of Zimbabwe, Department of Rural & Urban Planning, HARARE, Zimbabwe

    Elmond Bandauko

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