Urban Planning

Urban Planning

The Tragedy of the Town Planning Profession

Town planning is dead! Long live the transpolitical. 1. Overture The town planning profession has been in crisis perennially. This crisis is driven by various factors dating...

Archimedes Muzenda - March 11, 2021

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Adopts National Human Settlements Policy

On the 3rd of November, 2020, the government of Zimbabwe approved the National Human Settlements Policy. It was a policy adopted after several deliberations...

Isaac Muchineripi - November 23, 2020

Urban Informality

Managing Street Vending in African City Centres

In the first pandemic of the 21st century, COVID-19, cities across the African continent experienced lockdowns as usual trading was put to halt. As...

Archimedes Muzenda - November 19, 2020

Urban Planning

What Can African Cities Learn from 19th Century Europe

As Africa is currently facing several urbanization challenges unmatched to those of the cities of the global north, understanding the uniqueness of urbanization in Africa is a topical issue.

Archimedes Muzenda - October 29, 2020

Urban Planning

Zimbabwe Needs to Rethink its Town Planning

Zimbabwe is turning a new page. We have newly elected councillors. Their new 5-year mandate however is going to be a rough road as...

Archimedes Muzenda - September 18, 2018

Land Use Planning

Is Harare ready for Bus Rapid Transit System?

In January 2017 the then Minister of Local Government Public Works and National Housing took a delegation to Tanzania to draw lessons on the...

Archimedes Muzenda - May 8, 2018

Managing Street Vending in African City Centres

The Dangers of Rights-Based Housing in African Cities

Zimbabwe Adopts National Human Settlements Policy

Zimbabwe Needs to Rethink its Town Planning

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