TY - CHAP
T1 - Deconstructing Africa's Urban Space
T2 - Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning Challenge
AU - Cobbinah, Patrick Brandful
AU - Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael Odei
AU - Basson, Marita
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - In this chapter, an analysis of the relationship between sustainable development and spatial planning, and how that shapes the urban space is presented. While the literature is replete with sustainable development and spatial planning research, little is known about the link between these two distinct but interrelated concepts, and how this relationship is unfolding in the production of the urban space in regions experiencing rapid urban growth, especially Africa. This chapter begins with an exploration of the emerged and the emerging notions of sustainable development and spatial planning with an African focus, and further reviews the theoretical foundation and empirical evidence at the interface of regional and national scales. Findings show a positive theoretical and strong complementary relationship between sustainable development and spatial planning, both normative and distributive aims. However, their manifestation in the production of the urban space in Africa is characterised by poor local content due to, inter alia, limited state agency commitment, colonial legacy impediments and the influence and agenda of international organisations. Recommendations to improve this relationship in urban Africa are proffered.
AB - In this chapter, an analysis of the relationship between sustainable development and spatial planning, and how that shapes the urban space is presented. While the literature is replete with sustainable development and spatial planning research, little is known about the link between these two distinct but interrelated concepts, and how this relationship is unfolding in the production of the urban space in regions experiencing rapid urban growth, especially Africa. This chapter begins with an exploration of the emerged and the emerging notions of sustainable development and spatial planning with an African focus, and further reviews the theoretical foundation and empirical evidence at the interface of regional and national scales. Findings show a positive theoretical and strong complementary relationship between sustainable development and spatial planning, both normative and distributive aims. However, their manifestation in the production of the urban space in Africa is characterised by poor local content due to, inter alia, limited state agency commitment, colonial legacy impediments and the influence and agenda of international organisations. Recommendations to improve this relationship in urban Africa are proffered.
U2 - 10.4324/9781003181484
DO - 10.4324/9781003181484
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781032020167
SN - 9781032020181
T3 - Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design
SP - 21
EP - 41
BT - Sustainable Urban Futures in Africa
A2 - Cobbinah, Patrick Brandful
A2 - , Michael Addaney
PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
CY - UK
ER -