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The ‘Concept Urban Resilience’: Contextualising to Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019)This paper is an attempt to systematically conceptualise urban resilience with an intent to decipher how the meaning(s) apply to the Zimbabwean context. The paper draws from a gap that exists in literature regarding urban ... -
Streetscaping Beitbridge Central Business District for Public Space Quality Enhancement
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019)This study unravels processes and approaches towards external urban environment quality enhancement from a streetscaping standpoint using the case of Beitbridge Central Business District. It acknowledges that the built ... -
Urban Decay and the Resilience Factor in Bulawayo’s Downtown Precinc
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019)This paper provides an assessment of the impacts that urban decay has on the various urban activities and subsequently on the resilience of cities. This is against the background that despite being a matter of public concern ... -
Challenges and Opportunities Faced by Informal Traders at Murahwa Green Market, Mutare
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019)The paper problematises socio-economic challenges faced by informal traders in the case of Murahwa Green Market Mutare. The study draws global literature from Africa and Asia in order to show the socio-economic challenges ... -
Savings Groups, Community Resilience Building and Social Protection in Hatcliffe, Harare
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019)The prevailing economic environment in Zimbabwe has given rise to intricate vagaries of an economic nature that have worsened the plight of poor households. It creates a need for appropriate social protection mechanisms ... -
The 4IR UZ-DRUP Urban Observatory: Tactical Urban Resilience through Applied Game Theory
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019)This paper explores the possibility of how urban resilience can be enhanced through the use of applied game theory. The aim is to introduce the concept of a Local Urban Observatory as a tool that will facilitate higher ... -
Resilience under Sustained Attack from the City Police: Will Informality Survive?
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019)Since the general elections of Zimbabwe in 2018, there has been a sustained blitz by the police against informal activities in the central business district (CBD) of Harare, the country capital city. Initially the blitz ... -
Livelihoods Resilience in Peri-urban Communal Areas of Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019)This paper reflects on livelihoods options adopted by residents of peri-urban communal areas in Zimbabwe in demonstrating their ability to withstand shifts in survival strategies. The paper characterises the adopted ... -
Journal of Urban Systems and Innovations for Resilience in Zimbabwe-JUSIRZ
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019)
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