about urban Africa. The problem I have in mind is the preponderance of policy-oriented research on the development …

Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing rapid population growth. Yet their economic growth has not kept pace. Why …? One factor might be low capital investment, due in part to Africa's relative poverty: Other regions have reached similar … stages of urbanization at higher per capita GDP. This study, however, identifies a deeper reason: African cities are closed …

Urban Development in Africa: Enhancing the Relationship Between Urbanization, Environmental Assets and Ecosystem Services …The city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania has undergone a period of unprecedented urbanization that has contributed to the … growing city in East Africa. The arrival of thousands of in-migrants year after year has overwhelmed the city's ability to …

promoting green urban development in Africa: enhancing the relationship between urbanization, environmental assets, and …The city of Kampala has undergone a period of rapid urbanization that has contributed to the degradation of the city … the background and context for Kampala, providing an overview of the impacts of rapid urbanization and climate change …