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Housing cooperatives and the politics of local organization and representation in peri-urban Harare, Zimbabwe
(University of Florida, Centre for African Studies, 2014-12)Housing cooperatives have emerged in the context of housing challenges in the urban areas as a strategy for securing low-cost housing accommodation in peri-urban Harare. They constitute vehicles that allow people to pool ... -
Building and urban planning in Zimbabwe with special reference to Harare: Putting needs, costs and sustainability in focus
(Columbia University, 2014)This article examines construction and its relationship with urban planning in Zimbabwe. Urban planning has been blamed for making the building process cumbersome, thereby raising transaction costs. Such transaction ... -
A review of the evolution and trajectory of the African union as an instrument of regional integration
(Springer Open, 2014-02-19)This review paper seeks to analyse African integration in terms of its magnitude of solidarity, the state and typology of integration and functioning. It assesses the strengths, weaknesses, objectives, successes and ... -
Answering to the domesticability of exotic options and strategies in managing Africa’s urban landscapes for sustainability beyond 2015
(Springer Plus, 2014-05-09)This study aims at critically assessing the land management strategies that can be instrumental in bringing sound governance to urban landscapes in Africa with the view of mapping the potential, minimum conditions for ... -
Ecological planning as an inner-city revitalisation agenda for Harare, Zimbabwe
(Springer Open, 2014-12-10)Background This article examines approaches for integrating ecological thought in inner-city revitalisation with a special focus on the inner-city of Harare. It is an exploration and possible (re-)framing of the garden ... -
Distributive politics at play in Harare, Zimbabwe: Case for housing cooperatives
(Springer Open, 2015-08-07)This paper is a case in distributive politics (and hinges on land-based power dynamics) arguing that in the absence of state capacity to provide for housing, housing cooperatives have emerged and controlled largely by ... -
Decentralized domestic wastewater systems in developing countries: The case study of Harare (Zimbabwe)
(Springer Open, 2016-02)Until recently there has been little, if any, concern over revamping let alone improving wastewater management system in Zimbabwe’s urban areas given the dominance and institutionalised water-borne system. Yet, the ... -
Multi-stakeholder dialogue on formal and informal forms of public transport in Harare, Zimbabwe: Convergence or divergence perspective
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-11-21)Cities in the developing world are growing both geographically and demographically. This growth has increased pressure on services, including the public transport systems used by the majority of people. In the last two ... -
A review on the systems approach for solving the complexity of the environmental problematique of cities in Africa
(Springer Open, 2015-12-01)This article is woven to satisfy interlinked objectives of assessing the determinants for successful greening of the city and comparing and contrasting cities in their greening. A cross-sectional review of literature on ... -
Building and urban planning in Zimbabwe with special reference to Harare: Putting needs, costs and sustainability in focus
(Columbia University, 2014)This article examines construction and its relationship with urban planning in Zimbabwe. Urban planning has been blamed for making the building process cumbersome, thereby raising transaction costs. Such transaction ... -
A review of the evolution and trajectory of the African union as an instrument of regional integration
(Springer Open, 2014-02-19)This review paper seeks to analyse African integration in terms of its magnitude of solidarity, the state and typology of integration and functioning. It assesses the strengths, weaknesses, objectives, successes and ... -
Answering to the domesticability of exotic options and strategies in managing Africa’s urban landscapes for sustainability beyond 2015
(Springer Open, 2014-05-09)This study aims at critically assessing the land management strategies that can be instrumental in bringing sound governance to urban landscapes in Africa with the view of mapping the potential, minimum conditions for ... -
Ecological planning as an inner-city revitalisation agenda for Harare, Zimbabwe
(Springer Open, 2014-12-10)Background: This article examines approaches for integrating ecological thought in inner-city revitalisation with a special focus on the inner-city of Harare. It is an exploration and possible (re-)framing of the garden ... -
Distributive politics at play in Harare, Zimbabwe: case for housing cooperatives
(Springer Open, 2015-08-07)This paper is a case in distributive politics (and hinges on land-based power dynamics) arguing that in the absence of state capacity to provide for housing, housing cooperatives have emerged and controlled largely by ...
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