scholarly journals Urban Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Bearer of Goods and Risks

PLoS Medicine ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. e1001684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahad Razak ◽  
Lisa Berkman
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals HISTORICAL RESEARCH OF MODERNISM IN AFRICAN ARCHITECTURE OF LOW-RISE SOCIAL HOUSING

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Da Fonseka Vera Kruzh Morzhadinu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
The World ◽  
Modernist Architecture ◽  
Artistic Styles ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Way

the purpose of this study is to examine the emergence of modernism as a cultural response to the conditions of modernity to change the way people live, work and react to the world around them. In this regard, the following tasks were formulated: 1) study the development of modernism on the world stage, 2) identify its universal features, and 3) analyze how the independence of Central and sub-Saharan Africa in the 1950s and 1960s coincided with a particularly bright period of modernist architecture in the region, when many young countries studied and asserted their identity in art. The article analyzes several objects of modernist architecture in Africa: urban development projects in Casablanca (Morocco), Asmara (Eritrea), Ngambo (Tanzania). The main features and characteristics of modernism which were manifested in the African architecture of the XX century are also formulated. It is concluded that African modernism is developed in line with the international modernist trend. It is also summarized that modernism which differs from previous artistic styles and turned out to be a radical revolution in art is their natural successor.

Addressing The Hiv/Aids and Urban Development Nexus in the Lake Victoria Region

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga ◽  
Charles Ndungu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Lake Victoria ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Slum Upgrading ◽  
Lake Victoria Region ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hiv Aids

UN-HABITAT's experiences in the Lake Victoria region and Sub-Saharan Africa show that the underlying causes of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its consequences on urban development must be urgently and comprehensively addressed. The epidemic affects all sectors of urban development, including housing, transportation, water, and access to health services. Development agencies, whose mission is urban development, have thus started to recognise that achieving their objectives is difficult without addressing and mitigating the impact of the epidemic. A comprehensive policy and programming is required to mitigate both the spread and the effects of the epidemic. Consequently, UN-HABITAT, working with partners and city authorities around Lake Victoria, has embarked on an HIV/AIDS mainstreaming strategy in its Slum Upgrading and Poverty Reduction programme. Related activities and lessons are presented.

scholarly journals The Effect of Urban Redevelopment Induced Displacement and Resettlement on Social Capital in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Endalew Terefe Alene
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Urban Redevelopment ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Basic Infrastructure

Abstract City transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa by its nature require massive physical space to accommodate urban development. Accordingly, urban redevelopment program is taken place in many old inner-city settlements to increase the supply of land for commercial and residential development. To this end, these practice often lead to displacement of residents from their original location which in turn affects their livelihoods. The trend and situation of urban development program in Ethiopia and Gondar city is no exception. To this end, this paper assess the effects of urban redevelopment induced displacement and resettlement on social capital in Gondar city. To achieve the objective of the research, a questionnaire survey covering 147 displaced households with interview and field observation was carried out. The findings highlight that, though resettlement has positive effects to the people, the displaced households in Gondar city were lost their neighborhood ties and social networks such as Idir, Equb, Mahiber and Senbetie in their new location. In addition, they also endures several adverse impacts on their basic infrastructure facilities. Therefore, government should understand the social capital impacts in both pre and post relocation phases to improve and strength the displaced households social networks and relationships throughout the entire resettlement process.

Global urban development: the case of africa

1995 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-207
Author(s):  
Walther Manshard
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Agenda 21 ◽  
The South ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
Sub Saharan

An attempt is made to describe the global urban situation, stressing important aspects of cross-cultural links and environmental problems for the urban development of sub-Saharan Africa. As a consequence of Agenda 21, passed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro (1992), there exists an urgent and growing need to analyse further and assess the research and planning of urban development in the South.

scholarly journals Towards Risk-Sensitive and Transformative Urban Development in Sub Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayley Leck ◽  
Mark Pelling ◽  
Ibidun Adelekan ◽  
David Dodman ◽  
Hamadou Issaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Research Partnerships ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Risk Sensitive ◽  
The Status ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Risk Knowledge

Risk-sensitive urban development is required to reduce accumulated risk and to better consider risk when planning new developments. To deliver a sustainable city for all requires a more frank and comprehensive focus on procedure: On who makes decisions, under which frameworks, based upon what kind of data or knowledge, and with what degree and direction of accountability? Acting on these procedural questions is the promise of transformative urban development. This paper explores the status of risk sensitive and transformative urban development and the scope for transition towards these components of sustainability in urban sub-Saharan Africa through the lens of diverse city cases: Karonga (Malawi), Ibadan (Nigeria), Niamey (Niger) and Nairobi (Kenya). The paper draws from a 3-year research and capacity building programme called Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge that aims to address gaps in data, understandings and capacity to break cycles of risk accumulation. A common analytical framework is presented to help identify blockages and opportunities for transition towards a risk-sensitive and transformative urban development. This framework is then illustrated through each city in turn and a concluding discussion reflects on city observations to draw out recommendations for city level and wider action and research partnerships.

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