Planning and the case study method in Africa : the planner in dirty shoes / edited by James Duminy, Research Officer, University of Cape Town, South Africa [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duminy, James, 1985- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Case studies.

City planning.

City planning--Research--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

City planning--Research.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xx, 267 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

"This book addresses the relevance of the case study research methodology for enhancing urban planning research and education in Africa and the global South. It is the outcome of a project operated by the Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) from 2007 to 2011 to enhance case study research capacity amongst African planning students and academics. The editors and contributors argue that case study research can produce contextualized and empirical accounts of African urbanization and planning processes to challenge outdated assumptions underpinning urban planning education and practice in many parts of the continent. The volume features case studies and examples of innovative teaching practices from contexts including Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / James Duminy, Vanessa Watson and Nancy Odendaal

Part I. The Case Study Method in Africa: 1. Case Study Research in Africa: Methodological Dimensions / James Duminy, Nancy Odendaal and Vanessa Watson; 2. Strategies of Case Research on African Urbanization and Planning / James Duminy

Part II. Case Study as a Research Method: 3. Anloga Woodworkers in Kumasi, Ghana: The Long Road to 'Formality' / Daniel Inkoom; 4. Bicycle Taxis in Mzuzu City, Malawi: A Business Venture Misunderstood / Mtafu Manda; 5. Relocation and Defiance in the Dhamidja-Azikiwe Informal Shopping Belt in Enugu, Nigeria: Actions Speak Louder than Words / Victor Onyebueke and Christopher Anierobi; 6. Participatory Planning: A Case Study of a Solid Waste Management Improvement Project in Enugu, Nigeria / Joy Ogbazi and Nkeiru Ezeadichie

Part III. Case Study as a Teaching Method: 7. Case Method as a Way of Teaching Architecture at Makerere University, Uganda / Stephen Mukiibi; 8. Learning from the Field: Informal Recyclers and Low-income Housing in Johannesburg, South Africa / Sarah Charlton; 9. Learning through Real-life Experience: Using Case Studies for Urban Planning and Design Education / Karina Landman

Conclusion / James Duminy and Vanessa Watson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1137307943

9781137307941

OCLC:

881655863

Publisher Number:

99961522856