Africa is urbanising rapidly and is facing enormous urban challenges, such as the growth of
slums and increasing inequality. Secondary cities, with their smaller economies and less …

COMPARATIVE URBANISM 'Comparative Urbanism fully transforms the scope and purpose
of urban studies today, distilling innovative conceptual and methodological tools. The …

Inequalities in conditions of access to water are emblematic of contemporary urban life and
have long been at the center of urban scholarship. This paper considers the theoretical and …

In this groundbreaking book, Garth Myers uses African urban concepts and experiences to
speak back to theoretical and practical concerns. He argues for a re-visioning-a seeing …

Urban planning in many parts of the world reflects an increasing gap between current
approaches and growing problems of poverty, inequality, informality, rapid urbanisation and …

Trends in urbanization and urban food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have
stimulated critical debates around the potential benefits of urban agriculture (UA) to urban …

Kampala, the capital of Uganda, is one of the fastest growing African cities with annual
growth rates of 5.6%. The rapid urban growth causes major socio-economic and …

The purpose of this essay is to make a case for why a much more differentiated and complex
theoretical approach to contemporary African urbanism is required. It builds on an important …

In postapartheid Johannesburg, tensions of race and class manifest themselves starkly in
struggles over" rights to the city." Real-estate developers and the very poor fight for control of …

In cities everywhere, the concentration of people and activities is accompanied by the
organization of essential services (water supply, sewage management, energy supply and …