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Urban Geography in Postcolonial Zimbabwe

Paradigms and Perspectives for Sustainable Urban Planning and Governance

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Editors:
  1. Abraham R. Matamanda

    1. Department of Geography, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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  2. Verna Nel

    1. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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  3. Innocent Chirisa

    1. Department of Demography Settlement and Development, University of Zimbabwe, Mt Pleasant, Zimbabwe

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  • Examines the main cities of Zimbabwe in the context of that country’s own historical trajectory and social, economic and political environment
  • Particularly valuable for urban scholars and researchers interested in Africa and the Global South
  • Provides a comprehensive overview of the urban geography of Zimbabwe

Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction to the Urban Geography Scape of Zimbabwe

    • Abraham R. Matamanda, Verna Nel, Innocent Chirisa
    Pages 1-15

  3. Social Justice in Spatial Governance

    • Verna Nel, Abraham R. Matamanda, Innocent Chirisa
    Pages 17-35

  4. Urban Planning and Policy in Zimbabwe: Change with Continuity

    • Gift Mhlanga, Innocent Chirisa, Verna Nel
    Pages 37-55

  5. Studentification and Its Interplay on Urban Form and Urban Policy: Reflection from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    • Abraham R. Matamanda, Tiisetso Dube, Maléne Campbell
    Pages 57-75

  6. Urban Governance and the Political Economy of Livelihoods and Poverty in Harare, Zimbabwe

    • Elmond Bandauko, Tafadzwa Mutambisi, Percy Toriro, Innocent Chirisa
    Pages 77-92

  7. (Un)Healthy Cities: Reflections on Urban Public Health in Poor Neighbourhoods

    • Abraham R. Matamanda, Verna Nel
    Pages 93-118

  8. Deviation, Transgression or Digression? The Informal City as the Dominant Phenomenon in the Zimbabwean Urban Economy

    • Innocent Chirisa, Trynos Gumbo, Simbarashe Show Mazongonda, Margaret Marewo
    Pages 119-140

  9. Ecological Risks of the Postcolonial City: Experiences from Harare, Zimbabwe

    • Abraham R. Matamanda, Verna Nel, Lucia Leboto-Khetsi
    Pages 141-161

  10. Managing Urban Crime and Insecurity in Zimbabwe

    • Jeofrey Matai, Shamiso H. Mafuku, Willoughby Zimunya
    Pages 163-179

  11. More Than Urban Agriculture: A Case for Planning for Urban Food Security in Harare, Zimbabwe

    • Percy Toriro
    Pages 181-195

  12. Urban Development Management in Light of the Risks and Disasters Caused by Climate Change

    • Innocent Chirisa, Thomas Karakadzai
    Pages 197-218

  13. Public Parks and Leisure in the Post-independence Context of Bulawayo City

    • Nicholas Muleya
    Pages 219-247

  14. Urban Land Markets

    • James Chakwizira
    Pages 249-286

  15. The Political Economy of Urban Informal Settlements in Zimbabwe

    • Charles Chavunduka, Marilyn Chaonwa-Gaza
    Pages 287-305

  16. Putting Together the Broken Pieces: Rewiring the Urban Geography of Zimbabwe

    • Verna Nel, Abraham R. Matamanda, Innocent Chirisa
    Pages 307-317
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About this book

This interdisciplinary book provides a cross-sectoral and multi-dimensional exploration and assessment of the urban geography perspectives in Zimbabwe. Drawing on work from different disciplines, the book not only contributes to academia but also seeks to inform urban policy with the view of contributing to the national aspirations of Zimbabwe attaining middle-income status by 2030. Adopting a multi-dimensional assessment that transcends disciplines such as urban and regional planning, human and physical geography, urban governance, political science, economics and development studies, the book provides a background for co-production concerning urban development in the Global South.
The book contributes into its analysis of the institutional and legislative framework that relates to the urban geography of Zimbabwe, as these are responsible for the evolution of the urban system in the country. The connections among different sectors and issues such as environment, economy, politics and the wider objectives of the SDGs, especially goal 11 aspiring to create sustainable communities by 2030, are explored. The success stories relating to urban geography in Zimbabwe are identified together with the best possible practices that may inform urban planning, policy and management.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

    Abraham R. Matamanda

  • Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

    Verna Nel

  • Department of Demography Settlement and Development, University of Zimbabwe, Mt Pleasant, Zimbabwe

    Innocent Chirisa

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Urban Geography in Postcolonial Zimbabwe

  • Book Subtitle: Paradigms and Perspectives for Sustainable Urban Planning and Governance

  • Editors: Abraham R. Matamanda, Verna Nel, Innocent Chirisa

  • Series Title: The Urban Book Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71539-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-71538-0Published: 08 May 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-71541-0Published: 08 May 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-71539-7Published: 07 May 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2365-757X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 317

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geography, general, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, Regional/Spatial Science

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