Overview
Urban Alchemy delves into the pressing challenges and unique opportunities facing developing countries in their quest for sustainable urban transformation. Readers are introduced to a comprehensive framework designed to guide policymakers, urban planners, and scholars in reimagining the future of cities. The chapters the book further strengthens the importance of academic and policy debate on urban governance and planning in the Sustainable Urban Transformation (SUT) process in developing countries through an extensive review of the literature on initiatives in developed or post-industrialized cities. The book contributes to the body of knowledge by providing an understanding of how governance and planning with other variables can help in achieving the SUT agenda in developing countries. It also opens up further academic discussion and motivates policymakers to develop policies and initiatives aimed at the creation of a better life for its citizens now and for future generations, inspiring a new era of sustainable urban planning.
Full Product Details
Author: Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) ,
John Edward Cobbina (Koforidua Technical University, Ghana) ,
Simon Ofori Ametepey (Koforidua Technical University, Ghana) ,
Wellington Didibhuku Thwala (Walter Sisulu University, South Africa)
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.490kg
ISBN: 9781835497470
ISBN 10: 1835497470
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 10 April 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa is a Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, and Director of CIDB Centre of Excellence & Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently, he is the Chair of DSI/ NRF Research Chair in Sustainable Construction Management and Leadership in the Built Environment at, the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. John Edward Cobbina is a Lecturer at the Department of Building Technology, Koforidua Technical University (KTU), Koforidua, Ghana, and a post-doctoral research fellow with the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Simon Ofori Ametepey is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Building Technology, Koforidua Technical University (KTU), Koforidua, Ghana, and a post-doctoral research fellow with the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Wellington Didibhuku Thwala is a Distinguished Professor and currently the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information at the Walter Sisulu University East London, South Africa.
