Urban Alchemy

A Governance and Planning Framework for Sustainable Urban Transformation in Developing Economies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, John Edward Cobbina, Simon Ofori Ametepey, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala, South Africa) Aigbavboa, Clinton Ohis (University of Johannesburg, Ghana) Cobbina, John Edward (Koforidua Technical University, Ghana) Ametepey, Simon Ofori (Koforidua Technical University, South Africa) Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku (Walter Sisulu University

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Urban Alchemy delves into the pressing challenges and unique opportunities facing developing countries in their quest for sustainable urban transformation.Readers are introduced to a comprehensive framework designed to guide policymakers, urban planners, and scholars in reimagining the future of cities. The chapters the book further strengthens the importance of academic and policy debate on urban governance and planning in the Sustainable Urban Transformation (SUT) process in developing countries through an extensive review of the literature on initiatives in developed or post-industrialized cities.The book contributes to the body of knowledge by providing an understanding of how governance and planning with other variables can help in achieving the SUT agenda in developing countries. It also opens up further academic discussion and motivates policymakers to develop policies and initiatives aimed at the creation of a better life for its citizens now and for future generations, inspiring a new era of sustainable urban planning.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-04-10
Mått152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt490 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor232
FörlagEmerald Publishing Limited
ISBN9781835497470

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Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa is a Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, and Director of CIDB Centre of Excellence & Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently, he is the Chair of DSI/ NRF Research Chair in Sustainable Construction Management and Leadership in the Built Environment at, the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.John Edward Cobbina is a Lecturer at the Department of Building Technology, Koforidua Technical University (KTU), Koforidua, Ghana, and a post-doctoral research fellow with the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.Simon Ofori Ametepey is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Building Technology, Koforidua Technical University (KTU), Koforidua, Ghana, and a post-doctoral research fellow with the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.Wellington Didibhuku Thwala is a Distinguished Professor and currently the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information at the Walter Sisulu University East London, South Africa.

Part One: Sustainable Urban Transformation in Developing Countries Chapter 1. General Introduction Chapter 2. Theoretical Overview of Sustainable Urban Governance and Planning Chapter 3. Concepts and Theories of Governance and Urban Governance Part Two: Models, Theories and Frameworks for Planning and Urban Planning Chapter 4. Concept and Theories of Urban Planning Chapter 5. An Overview of Frameworks for Sustainable Urban Governance and Planning Chapter 6. Gaps in Sustainable Urban Governance and Planning Research Part Three: Sustainable Urban Governance and Planning in Sustainable Urban Transformation Implementation in Ghana Chapter 7. Sustainable Urban Transformation in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Ghana Chapter 8. A Quantitative Study of Sustainable Urban Transformation in Developing Countries: Results from Ghana Chapter 9. Modelling Sustainable Urban Transformation in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Ghana Chapter 10. Sustainable Urban Transformation in Developing Countries: Discussions of a Study in Ghana Chapter 11. Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Urban Governance and Planning in Sustainable Urban Transformation Implementation in Developing Countries