Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa

This book analyses urban planning in Anglophone Francophone and Lusophone Africa exploring its history and advocating for new approaches. In a climate changing world cities need to be reimagined and designed to be more sustainable. But despite being one of the fastest urbanising continents Africa has generally weak urban planning systems. The chapters adopt multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches combining insights from urban studies and policy sciences emphasising existing gaps particularly in decision-making planning practice and inclusiveness to offer an in-depth analysis of urban planning in Africa. The authors advocate for the reimagination of urban planning debating new institutionalism digital infrastructure climate urbanism gated communities and smart mobility. The chapters provide both theoretical and practical contributions and advance thinking policymaking and implementation of sustainable urban planning approaches in Africa thus making the book indispensable for advanced students researchers and practitioners alike.