ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|7 pages
Sustainable and Smart Spatial Planning in Africa
section Section II|78 pages
Theory of Sustainable and Smart Spatial Planning
chapter 4|13 pages
Transformation Pathways to Smart Villages
chapter 5|13 pages
Smart Growth and New Urbanism, a Sustainable Approach towards Urban Redevelopment
chapter 6|18 pages
Trans-Border Spatial Planning
section Section III|52 pages
Context and External Drivers of Sustainable and Smart Spatial Planning
chapter 7|18 pages
Transnational Land Governance for Sustainable Development
chapter 9|18 pages
Smartness in Developing Liveable Informal Settlements
section Section IV|72 pages
Goals and Practices of Sustainable and Smart Spatial Planning
chapter 10|12 pages
The Urban Laboratory
chapter 11|15 pages
Opportunities and Constraints of Solar Harvesting as a Sustainable and Resilience Strategy in Zimbabwe
chapter 12|14 pages
Infrastructure Projects Design Versus Use in Local Authorities
chapter 13|14 pages
Towards Responsive Human Smart Cities
section Section V|86 pages
Methods and Tools for Sustainable and Smart Spatial Planning
chapter 16|16 pages
Geographic Information Systems for Smart Spatial Planning and Management
chapter 18|11 pages
Three-Dimensional Layout Planning in the Context of Zimbabwe's Planning Profession
chapter 19|14 pages
From Two-Dimensional to Four-Dimensional Layout Design
chapter 20|14 pages
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Material Waste Management Techniques in the Construction Industry of Zimbabwe
section Section VI|8 pages
Future of Sustainable and Smart Spatial Planning in Africa