Integrated Productivity in Urban Africa
Introducing the Neo-Mercantile Planning Theory
Authors: Okeke, Donald
Free Preview- 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
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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.
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-22
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Points of Departure and Major Arguments
Pages 25-31
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Epistemological Ideologies and Planning (in Africa)
Pages 35-79
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Meta-Theoretical Frameworks of (Spatial) Planning
Pages 81-93
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Theoretical Frameworks
Pages 95-124
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Integrated Productivity in Urban Africa
- Book Subtitle
- Introducing the Neo-Mercantile Planning Theory
- Authors
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- Donald Okeke
- Series Title
- The Urban Book Series
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-41830-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-41830-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-41829-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-82439-0
- Series ISSN
- 2365-757X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVII, 268
- Number of Illustrations
- 3 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
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