Overview
- Provides essential insights into a new theoretical basis for planning in Africa
- Presents the ground rules for enhancing African political economy with the help of urban planning
- Proposes a neo-mercantile planning theory for fostering urban development in Africa
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)
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About this book
This book introduces readers to neo-mercantile planning theory in the context of spatial regional integration in Africa. It proposes a new approach that rethinks neo-liberalism as the meta-theory of planning in Africa, and pioneers an original school of thought that presents a general theory of planning for Africa in the twenty-first century.
Research to substantiate the new theory was conducted over the period November 2010 to May 2015 and is presented here in four sections with more than 500 references. The book offers comprehensive coverage, from the theoretical foundations and framework, through application and empirical research, to analysis, conclusions and recommendations.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Theoretical Founding
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Application of Theory to the Reality Within Africa
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Synthesis and Statement of New Theory
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Contribution to New Knowledge, Application and Approaches
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Integrated Productivity in Urban Africa
Book Subtitle: Introducing the Neo-Mercantile Planning Theory
Authors: Donald Okeke
Series Title: The Urban Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41830-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-41829-2Published: 22 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82439-0Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-41830-8Published: 12 August 2016
Series ISSN: 2365-757X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 268
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Regional and Cultural Studies, Urban Economics, Sustainable Development