sustainable, inclusive, resilient and prosperous /
editors: Gora Mboup and Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka.
Singapore :
Springer,
[2019]
1 online resource
Advances in 21st century human settlements
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intro; Foreword I; Foreword II; African Smart Cities, Onward!; References; Contents; About the Editors; 1 Relevance of Smart Economy in Smart Cities in Africa; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Cities-Places of Opportunities and Challenges; 1.2.1 Urbanization and Economic Growth in Africa; 1.2.2 Using Economy, Education and Health to Build Human Development in African Cities and at the National Level; 1.3 Relevance of Smart Economy in Smart Cities in the African Context; 1.4 Smart Economy in Smart African Cities: A Conceptual Framework; 1.5 ICTs Revolution in Africa: Levels, Trends and Perspectives
1.6 ICT in the Making of Smart Cities1.6.1 ICT in the Making of Smart Economy; 1.6.2 ICT for Smart Institutions and Laws; 1.6.3 ICT for Smart City Foundation; 1.6.4 ICT for Infrastructure Development; 1.6.5 Creation of Smart Digitally Served Towns and Villages Through ICT; 1.6.6 ICT for Smart Social Development and Smart Social Inclusion; 1.6.7 ICT for Smart Environmental Sustainability; 1.6.8 ICT for Smart Disaster Prevention and Resilience; 1.6.9 ICT for Smart Peace and Security; 1.7 Conclusion and Structure of the Book; References
2 African Cities in Time and Space: Past, Emerging Trends and Perspectives2.1 Introduction; 2.2 African Cities in the Pre-colonial Period; 2.2.1 History of Pre-colonial African Cities; 2.2.2 Planning of Pre-colonial African Cities and Towns; 2.2.3 City Size, Land Use and Population Density in the Pre-colonial Era; 2.2.4 Cities-Engine of Economic and Political Power During the Pre-colonial Era; 2.2.5 Decentralized Administration and Governance Started with the Pre-colonial African Cities; 2.3 Transformation of the African Urban Space in the Colonial and Post Independence Eras
2.3.1 Emergence of Colonial Cities and Prime Settlements in the Colonial Era2.3.2 Planning of African Cities During the Colonial Period and Beyond; 2.4 Africa's Urban Transition; 2.4.1 African Urbanization from 1950 to 2015; 2.4.2 Urbanization in Africa by Sub-region 1950-2050; 2.5 Urbanization and Emergence of Large Size Cities in the African Region; 2.6 National Urban Systems in Africa; 2.6.1 Primate Cities (City with a Share of 40% or More to the Total Urban Population); 2.6.2 From Low Share to High Share Towards Primate City
2.6.3 Initial Primate Cities but Lost Their Status Due to Continuous Decline of Their Share2.6.4 Urban System Without Primate Cities; 2.7 Conclusion; References; 3 Africa's Smart City Foundation: Urbanization, Urban Form and Structure, Land Tenure and Basic Infrastructures; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Urbanization, Density, Land Use and Compactness; 3.2.1 Urbanization and Urban Density; 3.2.2 African Urbanization and Urbanized Open Space: Urban Extent Density and Built up Area Density; 3.2.3 Urbanization and Changes in City Compactness
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This book highlights the use of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructures in order to develop smart cities and produce smart economies in Africa. It discusses a robust set of concepts, including smart planning, smart infrastructure development, smart economic development, smart environmental sustainability, smart social development, resilience, and smart peace and security in several African cities. By drawing on the accumulated knowledge on various conditions that make cities smart, green, livable and healthy, it helps in the planning, design and management of African urbanization. In turn, it fosters the development of e-commerce, e-education, e-governance, etc. The rapid development of ICT infrastructures facilitates the creation of smart economies in digitally served cities and towns through smart urban planning, smart infrastructures, smart land tenure and smart urban policies. In the long term, this can reduce emissions of CO2, promote the creation of low carbon cities, reduce land degradation and promote biodiversity.
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Cities and towns-- Technological innovations-- Africa.