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Getting urbanization to work in Africa: the role of the urban land-infrastructure-finance nexus

Getting urbanization to work in Africa: the role of the urban land-infrastructure-finance nexus The serious social and environmental problems and risks associated with large-scale urbanization in Africa are widely recognized. However, the potential for urbanization to strengthen economic growth and development across the continent has only recently been grasped. The stakes are high for efforts to ensure that urbanization reinforces rather than retards prosperity, yet urban policies are frequently ambivalent and piecemeal. The development trajectory of cities hinges on the quality of their physical foundations, which underpin functional efficiency and will endure for many decades. Realizing the opportunities of urbanization therefore requires more concerted efforts to plan and manage the form of urban growth. This means reformed arrangements governing the allocation and taxation of land, major investment in urban infrastructure and stronger local institutions to coordinate land and property development. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Area Development and Policy Taylor & Francis

Getting urbanization to work in Africa: the role of the urban land-infrastructure-finance nexus

Turok, Ivan
Area Development and Policy , Volume 1 (1): 18 – Jan 2, 2016
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Getting urbanization to work in Africa: the role of the urban land-infrastructure-finance nexus

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The serious social and environmental problems and risks associated with large-scale urbanization in Africa are widely recognized. However, the potential for urbanization to strengthen economic growth and development across the continent has only recently been grasped. The stakes are high for efforts to ensure that urbanization reinforces rather than retards prosperity, yet urban policies are frequently ambivalent and piecemeal. The development trajectory of cities hinges on the quality of...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2016 Regional Studies Association
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2379-2957
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2379-2949
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10.1080/23792949.2016.1166444
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Abstract

The serious social and environmental problems and risks associated with large-scale urbanization in Africa are widely recognized. However, the potential for urbanization to strengthen economic growth and development across the continent has only recently been grasped. The stakes are high for efforts to ensure that urbanization reinforces rather than retards prosperity, yet urban policies are frequently ambivalent and piecemeal. The development trajectory of cities hinges on the quality of their physical foundations, which underpin functional efficiency and will endure for many decades. Realizing the opportunities of urbanization therefore requires more concerted efforts to plan and manage the form of urban growth. This means reformed arrangements governing the allocation and taxation of land, major investment in urban infrastructure and stronger local institutions to coordinate land and property development.

Journal

Area Development and Policy – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 2, 2016

Keywords: Urbanization; Africa; Land; Infrastructure; Public finance; 城市化; 非洲; 土地; 基础设施; 公共财政; Urbanización; África; Suelo; Infraestructura; Finanzas públicas; Урбанизация; Африка; Земля; Инфраструктура; Общественные финансы

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