The Changing Institutional and Legislative Planning Framework of Zambia and Zimbabwe: Nuances for Urban Development

Chigudu, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104941

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“…Yet, when it comes to implementation, there is little or no evidence of collaboration. Similar cases are reported in Zambia and Zimbabwe (Chigudu 2021), Cameroon (Njoh 2017), Uganda, South Africa and Nigeria (Agbola and Falola 2016). Recent planning efforts in Kigali (Rwanda) (Ilberg 2008) stand out among a few exceptions.…”

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Enabling Urban Planning Action in Africa: The Praxis and Oddity of COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Cobbinah

2021

Journal of Planning Literature

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The world is experiencing the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic – from lockdown restrictions to economic uncertainty. Though troubling, the COVID-19 crisis presents an opportunity to galvanize support to strengthen urban planning's capacity in Africa. This paper draws on the global response to the pandemic to proffer three lessons that can bolster planning action to respond to health, spatial and socio-economic challenges confronting African cities: (i) recognition of urban planning as an urgent public health activity; (ii) emphasizing urban planning's innate capacity to address health crises; and (iii) citizen engagement to accept planning measures. These lessons are likely to improve urban planning action.

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Enabling Urban Planning Action in Africa: The Praxis and Oddity of COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Cobbinah

2021

Journal of Planning Literature

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“…Statutory law was inherited from the colonial masters and remained in force even after independence in 1964. It represents England's legal traditions between the late 1800s and the mid-1900s, which were exported to Zambia and formed the basis for the statutory law in Zambia (Chigudu, 2021).…”

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The Dual Legal System and Its Effects in the Administration of Justice in Zambia

Simwatachela

2024

BLR

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This article highlights the lack of uniformity in the administration of justice, mainly where African customary law needs to be administered by superior courts on appeal from the local courts. Suffice it to state that this scenario results from conflicts between the imported English law and African customary law and within the African customary laws themselves. For instance, marriage in Zambia is governed by the applicable Zambian customary and the Marriage Act, Chapter 50 of The Laws of Zambia, which reproduces the essential elements of English law. One would, for instance, encounter a conflict of laws if one of the parties at the time of contracting a customary marriage was below the age of 16 years and then decided to convert their marriage into a statutory one at a later stage. The issue is whether such a marriage should be considered valid, given that it was constituted under customary law when one of the parties could not marry under the statute. The article will also highlight the argument of which African customary law must prevail in administering justice when there is a conflict between one customary rule or practice against another. When such a conflict arises, the effect on the Judiciary is that the Court would be in a dilemma as to which customary rule or practice must prevail over the other. Currently, in Zambia, no statute guides what should happen when conflict occurs between two or more customary practices or rules. The result is that African customary law is disregarded because there is no certainty as to which customary law should prevail in conflict. The article will highlight such problems and prescribe possible recommendations, solutions, or remedies to the situation so that the law is specific and uniform.

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“…In Zimbabwe, economic development is halted by various factors, including high levels of greenhouse gas emissions, which have led to climate change, and a series of weather hazards, such as tropical cyclones. The country also experienced a recession between 2020 and 2021, stopping economic development, and the country's living standards continued to fall (Moyo & Besada, 2008;Chigudu, 2021). Less attention is being paid to the green economy to foster economic development, although various researchers have shown that green technology fosters economic development.…”

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Green technology and energy consumption efficiency in Zimbabwe

Mukarati

Jeke

Abel

2023

Environmental Economics

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Environmental pollution is one of the major problems that has become an increasing area of concern globally, leading to the emergence of green energy technology. Research has been conducted on green technology adoption mainly in developed countries. However, there is noticeably limited knowledge about technology adoption and energy consumption in developing countries, for example, Zimbabwe. Thus, this paper seeks to analyze the impact of green technology adoption on energy sector performance in Zimbabwe. The results established that green technology adoption, energy pricing, energy sector investment, and capital structure significantly influence energy consumption efficiency. These results showed a positive relationship between green technology adoption and energy consumption efficiency based on the argument of the substitution possibility effect between green technology and energy demand. The study recommends adopting and identifying the type of green technology to utilize and the timing of investment in green technology. In addition, alternative estimation methods can be adopted to test the robustness of the findings.

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The Changing Institutional and Legislative Planning Framework of Zambia and Zimbabwe: Nuances for Urban Development

Cited by 10 publications

References 55 publications

Enabling Urban Planning Action in Africa: The Praxis and Oddity of COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Enabling Urban Planning Action in Africa: The Praxis and Oddity of COVID-19 Pandemic Response

The Dual Legal System and Its Effects in the Administration of Justice in Zambia

Green technology and energy consumption efficiency in Zimbabwe

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