Managing Urban Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

[摘要] This article addresses the problems ofgovernance in municipalities in Africa. The concern has beento adapt traditional systems of governance to the needs ofmodern urban management. This article investigates the needfor a new analysis of the twin problems of urban land andurban management in sub-Saharan Africa. This need is basedon the apparent paradox between the dynamic, city-creatingactivities of civil societies in all of these countries, andthe weak capabilities of states to guide and direct theseactivities. This article focuses on governance at thecommunity level, where empowerment and accountability begin.It argues that a prerequisite for dealing with theseproblems is an institutional environment with which thetarget populace is familiar and to which it is likely torelate in participating in managing the city. The importanceof the particularly dynamic systems of traditionalgovernance at the lowest level in managing urban growth isonly recently being recognized.

[发布机构] World Bank, Washington, DC

[学科分类] 社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

[关键词] LAND TENURE;LAND MARKETS;URBAN LAND POLICY;URBAN PLANNING;COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION