Planning Corruption or Corrupting Planning?

Boamah, Emmanuel Frimpong; Watson, Vanessa; Amoako, Clifford; Grooms, Wes; Osei, Davina; Kwadwo, Victor Osei; Nyamekye, Andy Bonaventure; Adamu, Kahad; Appiah, Gabriel

doi:10.1080/01944363.2021.1987969

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“…But the scale of impact is substantially different under conditions of elite capture: these tactics may involve entire hectares of unsanctioned land use, dozens of stories built beyond height limits, or profoundly disruptive facilities like helipads. Some research on these strategies explores the role of illegality, highlighting the role of corruption or clientelism in contexts as diverse as China (Deng, 2017), Ghana (Frimpong Boamah et al, 2022), Italy (Chiodelli and Gentili, 2021), Kenya (Bassett, 2020), the Netherlands (Ward, 2022), and Spain (Moreno Zacarés, 2020). However, much research stresses the malleability of legal codes to accommodate the interests of elites.…”

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“…This can involve forms of corruption such as embezzlement, bribery, or nepotism—and indeed there is a growing effort to critically analyze the geographies of corruption (Baird, 2014; Chiodelli, 2019; Doshi and Ranganathan, 2019; Frimpong Boamah et al, 2022; Moreno Zacarés, 2020). But this concept should not be conflated with illegality: to borrow again from Táíwò (2022: 10), “elite capture is not a conspiracy…it is a kind of system behavior.” More commonly, elite capture occurs in the gray areas of the law, as actors pursue their special interests from within the same institutions they undermine.…”

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Elite capture and urban geography: Analyzing geographies of privilege

Lauermann,

Mallak

2023

Progress in Human Geography

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Many cities have a two-tiered system for governing land: one set of rules for most people, and a different set for elite investors, large developers, and others who can bend, circumvent, or lobby against the rules. This reflects elite capture of urban institutions, as institutions are subverted to benefit special interests. We argue elite capture plays a systemic role in 21st century urban political economy. We review recent scholarship on four kinds of elite capture practices—rent seeking, opportunity hoarding, exploiting loopholes, and co-opting participatory planning—and illustrate them with a discussion of recent gentrification research.

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Elite capture and urban geography: Analyzing geographies of privilege

Lauermann,

Mallak

2023

Progress in Human Geography

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Overregulation, Corruption, and Urbicide

Ugalde

2023

The Urban Book Series

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A Quick-Scan Methodology Incorporating Local Knowledge for Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments Applied in Kampala

Polgár,

Carton

2024

Urban Forum

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A surge in publications on climate change vulnerability and risk assessments in recent years reflects the escalating impacts of climate change. These assessments are crucial for improving climate change adaptation planning. City-level integrated climate risk and vulnerability assessments (CRVAs) are increasingly relevant, particularly for African cities facing heightened vulnerability from local climate impacts and urbanization. There are several practical challenges in the context of Sub-Saharan African cities: 1) research capacity limitations; 2) the heterogeneity of settlements and their infrastructure; 3) data availability and accessibility; and 4) inclusion of local knowledge in the data collection process. This study aims to address these challenges through an integrated quick-scan CRVA approach. The methodology was developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to be conducted on distance with local partners, and tested through an instrumental case study in Kampala, Uganda. The case of Kampala shows the execution and resulting scan, with mapped districts where climate threats are urgent, summarized in so-called ‘neighbourhood profiles’. The method description and its implementation demonstrate that this form of CRVA methodology holds the potential to: (a) expedite city-wide climate assessments; (b) provide a filter procedure and a classification of diverse needs across districts; (c) bring together ‘insider knowledge’ and ‘outsider expertise’ and (d) establish knowledge collaborations across distances and scales. In just a few months’ time, the project team navigated in both informal community systems and formal institutional frameworks. Preferable to the alternative of complete absence of vulnerability assessments, the described ‘quick-scan method’ may be worthwhile for other African cities.

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Planning Corruption or Corrupting Planning?

Cited by 8 publications

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Elite capture and urban geography: Analyzing geographies of privilege

Elite capture and urban geography: Analyzing geographies of privilege

Overregulation, Corruption, and Urbicide

A Quick-Scan Methodology Incorporating Local Knowledge for Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments Applied in Kampala

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