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Cities Bibliozone

 

 

Foresight For Development turns the spotlight on the future of cities.

Featured in Bibliozone this month is a collection of publications related to African and Global cities and what to expect in the future. The selection of documents is partial and based on accessible material. Therefore, we would like to invite everyone to supplement our library with additional materials.

 

From our FFD library:

Here are the publications available in our library:

• City Perspectives
  
  • Congo
  • Kenya
  • Lake Victoria Region
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
• City / Urban Development
• Sustainability & Climate Change
• Trends, Models & Forecasts
• Future Cities
• Smart Cities
• Sustainable Cities
• General

City Perspectives

• African urban fantasies

Congo

• Urban visions for Kinshasa

Kenya

• A Vision of a smarter city: How Nairobi can lead the way into a prosperous and sustainable future
• Kenya’s Urban Development in the 21st Century
• Mtwapa Integrated Strategic Urban Development Plan (2008-2030)
• Nairobi Metro 2030 Strategy: A World Class African Metropolis
• Strategic Urban Development Plan for Homa Bay Municipality (2008-2030)
• From Crime Ridden to People Powered, Looking at Nairobi in 30 Years
• Could a ‘Slum Technology Hub’ Lead the Way To Nairobi’s Future?

Lake Victoria Region

• Strategic Urban Development Planning in Lake Victoria Region: Lessons of Experience

Mozambique

• Integration of Informal Settlements in Maputo: Strategies and Challenges
• Urban development in Maputo: strategic action planning on a tight budget

Nigeria

• A City in Transition: Vision, Reform, and Growth in Lagos, Nigeria
• Anam New City Master Plan
• Structure Plan for Awka and Satellite Towns
• Structure Plan for Nnewi and Satellite Towns
• Structure Plan for Onitsha and Satellite Towns

Rwanda

• Kigali Master Plan
• The Kigali Conceptual Master Plan (KCMP)

South Africa

• Buffalo City Development Strategy: Managing a city in transition
• Cape Town 2025: Urban Form and Infrastructure
• City Visioning Processes - Vision 2030
• Ekurhuleni Growth & Development Strategy 2025
• eThekwini (Durban) City Development Strategy
• Gauteng Human Settlements 2055 - Scenario Planning Project Report
• Joburg 2040: Growth and Development Strategy
• Limpopo Employment Growth and Development Plan 2009 – 2014
• North West Provincial Growth and Development Strategy 2004 to 2014
• Tshwane Vision 2055

Tanzania

• Land-use modelling to support strategic urban planning - the case of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Musoma City Development Strategy

Uganda

• Kampala City Development Strategy
• Strategic Urban Development Plan for Masaka Municipality

 

City / Urban Development

• African City: towards a new paradigm – “chameleonic” urbanism for hybrid cities
• Bank Group’s Urban Development Strategy
• Cities in Africa Part 1
• Cities in Africa Part 3
• GHEA Outlook 18: Are Satellite Cities the (official) future of GHEA’s urbanisation?
• Policy paper on urban strategic planning: Local leaders preparing for the future of our cities
• The 2011 State of South African Cities Report: Towards Resilient Cities
• The State of African Cities 2012: Re-imagining African Urbanism
• The State of African Cities 2010: Governance, Inequality and Urban Land Markets
• The Urban Future: Enclosed Neighbourhoods?
• Towards a Vision for the Urban Land Sector in South Africa by 2020
• Urban Development Strategies in the Mediterranean

Sustainability & Climate Change

• Cities in Africa Part 2: Climate Change
• Green Hills, Blue Cities - an Ecosystems Approach to Water Resources Management for African Cities
• Growing Greener Cities in Africa
• The future of water in African cities: why waste water?
• Urban Africa — Challenges and Opportunities for Planning at a Time of Climate Change

Trends, Models & Forecasts

• Cities in Transition Forecast & Scenarios
• 100 Urban Trends
• Land-use modelling to support strategic urban planning - the case of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Modeling megacity futures
• Urbanization in developing countries: Current trends, future projections, and key challenges for sustainability
• Urban sustainability in developing countries’ megacities: modelling and predicting future urban growth in Lagos

 

Future Cities

• Cities of the future
• Cities of the future: Global competition, local leadership
• City Visions, Mobility Futures
• Future Cities in a Resource Constrained World
• Global cities of the future
• The city of the future: built around air travel
• The Future of Cities, Information, and Inclusion
• The Future of Cities: three scenarios for urban futures
• The Future of Megacities
• The Future of the City
• Urban Futures 2030: Urban Development and Urban Lifestyles of the Future
• World as City: City as Future

Smart Cities

• A vision of smarter cities: How cities can lead the way into a prosperous and sustainable future
• Smart Cities – A Move Towards Sustainability
• Smart City 2020: Technology and Society in the Modern City

Sustainable Cities

• 2020 Global Sustainability Centers
• Cities and Flooding
• Eco2 Cities Book
• Liveable Cities: The Benefits of Urban Environmental Planning
• Planning Sustainable Cities: Global Report on Human Settlements 2009
• Regenerative Cities
• Sustainable Cities: Building cities for the future

 

General

• Addressing Poverty Through City Development Strategies
• Cities of Opportunity 2012
• Guide to City Development Strategies: Improving Urban Performance
• Megacities on the move - your guide to the future of sustainable urban mobility in 2040
• Habitat Debate: A Future for Urban Planning?
• Hidden cities: unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings
• Millennial City: How a new generation can save the future
• Global cities of the future
• Our Cities Ourselves
• Our cities ourselves: Principles for Transport in Urban Life
• State of the World's Cities 2012/2013: Prosperity of Cities
• State of the World’s Cities Report: Bridging the Urban Divide 2010/11
• Systems of Cities: Harnessing Urbanization for Growth & Poverty Alleviation, The World Bank Urban & Local Government Strategy
• The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World
• The Transformation of Cities: Urban Theory and Urban Life
• Urban world: Cities and the rise of the consuming class
• Urban world: Mapping the economic power of cities
• What a waste : a global review of solid waste management

 

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