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Urban Geography in Postcolonial Zimbabwe

Part of the The Urban Book Series Book Series

Editors: Matamanda, Abraham R.; Nel, Verna; Chirisa, Innocent

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-71539-7

ISBN: 978-3-030-71538-0

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

May 8, 2021

1 - 10 of 15 Chapters

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Introduction to the Urban Geography Scape of Zimbabwe

Matamanda, Abraham R.; Nel, Verna; Chirisa, Innocent

Pages: 1 –15

[Zimbabwe is a dynamic country that has undergone several socio-economic and political changes over the last four decades. The urban areas have been significantly transformed as a result of these changes which is the focus of this book that focuses on the urban geography of Zimbabwe....
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Social Justice in Spatial Governance

Nel, Verna; Matamanda, Abraham R.; Chirisa, Innocent

Pages: 17 –35

[Spatial governance pertains to the planning and management of activities in space, with the primary purpose of ensuring that the activities and development support and improves the sustainability of the urban system. Key considerations of sustainability are the health of the broader...
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Urban Planning and Policy in Zimbabwe: Change with Continuity

Mhlanga, Gift; Chirisa, Innocent; Nel, Verna

Pages: 37 –55

[The purpose of this chapter is to diagnose the relationship between the planning of urban areas and the policies on the ground concerning Zimbabwe, a country that has gone through a full cycle of policies—colonial and postcolonial, capitalism and socialism, and chaotic and orderly. The...
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Studentification and Its Interplay on Urban Form and Urban Policy: Reflection from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Matamanda, Abraham R.; Dube, Tiisetso; Campbell, Maléne

Pages: 57 –75

[The chapter contributes to the ongoing debates concerning studentification as an emerging urban policy agenda in university cities. On-campus accommodation shortages compel students to find accommodation in the private sector. This chapter explores the opportunities and constraints of off-campus...
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Urban Governance and the Political Economy of Livelihoods and Poverty in Harare, Zimbabwe

Bandauko, Elmond; Mutambisi, Tafadzwa; Toriro, Percy; Chirisa, Innocent

Pages: 77 –92

[This chapter examines the interface between urban governance and poverty, using the case study of Harare, Zimbabwe. The chapter focuses on the following specific urban policy areas that impact directly on the urban poor: access to land, mechanisms for citizen participation and voice, attitude...
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(Un)Healthy Cities: Reflections on Urban Public Health in Poor Neighbourhoods

Matamanda, Abraham R.; Nel, Verna

Pages: 93 –118

[Health is a critical indicator of human well-being because an ailing population cannot spur socio-economic development of a community. As high population densities allow the spread of infectious diseases, cities were historically unhealthy places, only able to maintain their populations through...
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Deviation, Transgression or Digression? The Informal City as the Dominant Phenomenon in the Zimbabwean Urban Economy

Chirisa, Innocent; Gumbo, Trynos; Mazongonda, Simbarashe Show; Marewo, Margaret

Pages: 119 –140

[This chapter is an attempt to dissect the Zimbabwean urban economy in terms of its normative versus positive developments emerging especially after 1990. There is a general construct that the country had high regard to urban planning and development standards before and immediately after...
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Ecological Risks of the Postcolonial City: Experiences from Harare, Zimbabwe

Matamanda, Abraham R.; Nel, Verna; Leboto-Khetsi, Lucia

Pages: 141 –161

[The human ecosystems model is used to explore the human impact on urban ecosystems in Harare. The chapter explores several questions: What are the urban ecological risks in the postcolonial city? How do residents perceive urban ecosystems? How do politics and urban governance systems exist to...
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Managing Urban Crime and Insecurity in Zimbabwe

Matai, Jeofrey; Mafuku, Shamiso H.; Zimunya, Willoughby

Pages: 163 –179

[This chapter examines the role of urban planning and design in managing crime and insecurity. The chapter further addresses the question: How can urban crime and insecurity be managed through urban planning and design in Zimbabwe’s postcolonial era, which is characterised by an exponential urban...
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More Than Urban Agriculture: A Case for Planning for Urban Food Security in Harare, Zimbabwe

Toriro, Percy

Pages: 181 –195

[Urban food security is a growing concern in many cities across the world due to the increasing global challenge to feed the world. This concern assumes increased prominence in the fast-growing cities of the Global South where most of the new urbanisation is taking place. As many cities in the...

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