Add to ORKGPopulation growth and migration into Zambian cities has accelerated rapidly in the last decade. Well-managed urban growth has the potential to support a wider structural transformation through productivity gains and the spillover benefits of competition and knowledge sharing. Without proper planning and design of urban policies however, rapid urbanisation produces over-crowded, under-served, and increasingly unlivable and unproductive cities. Today’s blog is the first in a two-part series on the challenges and opportunities facing Zambia as it struggles to deal with the effects of rapid urbanisation. Read part 2 here
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Population growth and migration into Zambian cities has accelerated rapidly in the last decade. Harn...
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This paper reviews recent work on the economics of fast growing developing country cities, with a fo...
Soon after independence, in 1964, Zambia’s urbanisation proceeded very rapidly presenting significan...
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This article addresses the debate over the causes of urbanisation and counter-urbanisation in Zambia...
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Town and Country Planning is a dynamic professional activity that demands the experts in the field t...
Many Sub-Saharan African cities have been growing at unprecedented rates. For example, according to ...
Zambia is one of the poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Almost three-quarters of the populatio...
This paper provides a framework to understand the similarities and differences between Africa’s curr...
This paper reviews recent work on the economics of fast growing developing country cities, with a fo...
The Zambian economy has grown relatively fast over the last decade. This article discusses the chall...
Population growth and migration into Zambian cities has accelerated rapidly in the last decade. Harn...
The findings and policy proposals presented in this report are embedded in an understanding of the ...
This paper reviews recent work on the economics of fast growing developing country cities, with a fo...
Soon after independence, in 1964, Zambia’s urbanisation proceeded very rapidly presenting significan...
Many cities in developing countries are experiencing urbanization characterised by the continu-ous p...
Strengthening the role of Africa’s urban areas as engines of growth remains a major challenge; while...
This article addresses the debate over the causes of urbanisation and counter-urbanisation in Zambia...
Understanding how to manage the growth of cities is becoming an increasingly important issue both fo...
Zambia is one of the poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Almost three-quarters of the populatio...
Town and Country Planning is a dynamic professional activity that demands the experts in the field t...
Many Sub-Saharan African cities have been growing at unprecedented rates. For example, according to ...
Zambia is one of the poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Almost three-quarters of the populatio...
This paper provides a framework to understand the similarities and differences between Africa’s curr...
This paper reviews recent work on the economics of fast growing developing country cities, with a fo...
The Zambian economy has grown relatively fast over the last decade. This article discusses the chall...