Full Description
This open access book is the first of its kind that examines the urban development trajectory, sustainability, and urban policies' role across seven different countries in Asia and Africa. It offers theoretical and policy contributions emerging from a rigorous analysis of conditions on the ground in each city, combined with a critical engagement with urban policy in the respective city/country. It examines key developments in national urban policy over the years and maps emerging urbanization trends, social cohesion and social inclusion, including public health and neighbourhood planning, particularly in light of the 2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals. It is an essential reading for graduate and post-graduate level students interested in urban studies, public policy, and urban planning.
Contents
Chapter 1. Rethinking Urban Policies in the Global South - Challenges and Prospects (Debolina Kundu).- Chapter 2. What is the Case for Urban Policy? (Keith Kintrea).- Chapter 3. COVID-19, Density and Southern Urbanism (David Everatt).- Chapter 4. Urban Policy and Implementation in India: Towards Sustainable Urbanization (Debolina Kundu).- Chapter 5. Policies to Promote the Transformation of a Resource-based City: Case Study of Datong, China (Liu Yunxia).- Chapter 6. Planning Challenges for Sustainable Cities in Bangladesh: A Radical Perspective (Shilpi Roy).- Chapter 7. Governing Urban Density: How Policy Shapes Uneven Densification in Cape Town, South Africa (Andreas Scheba).- Chapter 8. The Complexities of Local-level Housing Policy Implementation: Upgrading Informal Settlements in Johannesburg (Caryn Abrahams).- Chapter 9. Urbanisation, Urban Policies and Urban Transformation in Rwanda (Josephine M Malonza).- Chapter 10. Urban Policy Trajectories in Tanzania: Towards Creating Sustainable Cities (Irene Richard Moshi).
