Sustainable and Smart Spatial Planning in Africa: Case Studies and Solutions [Paperback]

This book clarifies the smart city concept that is gaining application in Sub  Saharan Africa. It shows how the smart concept can be used to address problems that would be difficult and more expensive to solve using traditional techniques such as employment creation. This is done through elaboration of the African interpretation of smartness, using tools for smart solid waste management, e-governance, smart energy, and smart infrastructure. The case studies selected, and each chapter explain a different dimension of the smart city concept and offer innovative solutions to problems of rapid urbanization. It lays the theoretical foundation for further research on smart cities and rural areas in Africa.

Chapter 1. Sustainable and Smart Spatial Planning in Africa: Introduction, Chapter 2. Stocktaking Frameworks for the Planning and Development of Smart Cities, Chapter 3.Smart City Concept and Its Implications for Urban Planning Systems in African Cities, Chapter 4. Transformation Pathways to Smart Villages: Lessons from Mulenzhe Village in Limpopo Province of South Africa, Chapter 5. Smart Growth and New Urbanism, a Sustainable Approach towards Urban Redevelopment: Case of Chivhu, Chapter 6. Trans-Border Spatial Planning: Assessing the Musina-Beitbridge Twinning Agreement between South Africa and Zimbabwe, Chapter 7. Transnational Land Governance for Sustainable Development: a Comparative Study of Africa and Latin America, Chapter 8. Are We There Yet? Prospects and Barriers to Implementing Smart City Initiatives in Harare, Zimbabwe, Chapter 9.Smartness in Developing Liveable Informal Settlements: The Case of Hopley in Harare, Chapter 10. The Urban Laboratory: A Case for Data Mining and Management for the Successful Hosting of Smart Settlements in Zimbabwe, Chapter 11. Opportunities and Constraints of Solar Harvesting as a Sustainable and Resilience Strategy in Zimbabwe: The case of Nyangani Renewable Energy, Mutoko District, Chapter 12. Infrastructure Projectlã,