Industrial and Urban Growth Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa Compared

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to compare industrial and urban growth policies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and North Africa (NA) with the aim to draw lessons and inform policy and research in the subject. The chapter advances the argument that industrial and urban growth ought to be directly related. This follows the development trajectory and urbanization trend in the Global South which was birthed and sustained by the Industrial Revolution. The case study approach has been used to develop this chapter where Africa is first divided into two broad territories, SSA and NA. Subsequently, cases are selected from Lusophone, Anglophone, and Francophone countries. The analysis considers in detail Zimbabwe, South Africa, Guinea-Bissau, Algeria, and Egypt. Innocent Chirisa

Smart cities governance in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region: A systematic review of the literature

“…Infrastructure (20) Of the sixteen countries in the SADC, nine produced relevant research on Smart Cities in the years since 2010. Most of the papers (42) came from South Africa, although in some of these, South Africa was not the focus of the research.…”

“…The topic of smart cities, urbanism and governance has been of great interest, both at the regional level and globally. For instance, there are studies on the relationship between theories and contextual urban practices (Tonnarelli & Mora, 2022), smart cities as urban fantasies in the African context (Watson, 2014), smart cities as opportunities and challenges (Chirisa & Matamanda, 2019), and the futures of African cities (Karuri-Sebina, 2019). The literature on smart cities tackles such issues, and also proposes an evaluation of smart cities beyond technological determinism.…”