Urban planning, housing and spatial structures in Sub-Saharan Africa: nature, impact and development implications of exogenous forces
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| adam_text | Urban Planning, Housing and Spatial
Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nature, impact and development implications
of exogenous forces
AMBE J NJOH
University of South Florida
Ashgate
Aldershot • Brookfield USA • Singapore • Sydney
Contents
List of Tables and Figures xi
Preface and Acknowledgements xiii
List of Abbreviations xvi
1 Introduction 1
Central Questions 2
Some Preliminary Answers 2
Focus of the Book 4
Organization and Overview of the Book 4
Target Audience 11
2 Urban Form and the Meaning of Development 13
Introduction 13
Modernization Theory 14
Dependency Theory 15
Conceptualizing Development 16
Development as Economic Growth 16
The Evolving Meaning of Development 17
Development as Redistribution 18
The Nature of Public Goods and Services 18
Accessibility of Public Goods and Services 19
The Problem of Externalities 19
Development as Basic Human Need Fulfillment 20
Auto-Centered Development 20
Sustainable Development 21
Ecological Sustainability 21
Social Sustainability _ 22
Economic Sustainability 22
Colonial Spatial and Physical Structures 22
Colonialism and Colonial Urban Forms 24
Conclusion 27
Notes 28
vi Urban Planning, Housing and Spatial Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa
Pre-Colonial Human Settlement Planning 29
Introduction 29
Traditional Architecture and Spatial Development Schemes 29
Traditional Settlements and the Natural Environment 32
Indigenous Culture and Spatial Organization 34
The Mbuti Pygmies of Ituri Forest 35
The Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert 37
The Mettas of Cameroon 40
North West Province: Setting of Metta Country 40
Metta Spatial and Residential
Development Strategies 42
Yoruba Spatial and Residential
Development Strategies 45
Composition and Layout of
Human Settlements in Yorubaland 47
The Socio-Economic Utility of Space 49
Architecture, Building Techniques
and Processes 49
Conclusion 51
Notes 52
Colonial Urban and Spatial Planning Laws 53
Introduction 53
Planning Theory and Urban Spatial Development 54
Colonial Planning Laws and Spatial Strategies 58
Zoning as a Land Use Regulatory Device 59
Land Use 59
Building Plot Services 61
Building Plot Sizes and Layout 62
Building/Housing Standards and Materials 62
The Purpose of Colonial Planning Laws and Strategies 64
Modernization 64
Colonial Economic Development Objectives 66
Social Controls 67
Racial Residential Segregation 68
Promotion of European Culture and Social Values 74
Testing Newly Acquired Theories and Techniques 76
Conclusion 77
Notes 78
Contents vii
Post-Colonial Urban Planning 79
Introduction 79
Planning Legislation and the Colonial Legacy 82
Planning Law and Process 85
Land Use Regulation 87
Building Regulations 87
Case Studies 88
Cameroon 89
Ghana 92
Kenya 94
Malawi 95
Nigeria 96
Senegal 99
Tanzania 100
Zambia 101
Zimbabwe 102
European Antecedents to Post-Colonial Planning 103
Zoning and Health Problems 104
Regulatory Measures 105
Redevelopment Schemes 107
Relocation and Resettlement Schemes 109
Conclusion 112
Notes 113
Received Land Laws and Land Use Control Measures 115
Introduction 115
Received Land Laws and Development 116
The Nature and Role of the State in Africa 117
The State, Received Planning Laws and Society 119
The State as a Beneficiary of
Received Land Laws 121
Land Reforms and Elite Members of Society 127
Socio-Economic Development Implications 129
Promoting Economic Growth 130
Reducing Levels of Poverty 133
Socio-Economic Disparities 136
Self-Reliant Development 13 8
Land Reforms and Development 139
Property Taxation and Modern Land Tenure System 140
Major Classes of Land 145
Conclusion 147
Notes 147
viii Urban Planning, Housing and Spatial Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa
7 Conventional Housing Policies 149
Introduction 149
The Concept of Uncertainty: A Framework for
Analysis 150
Uncertainty in Planning 151
Known Technology, Known Goal 152
Unknown Technology, Known Goal 152
Known Technology, Unknown Goal 153
Unknown Technology, Unknown Goal 153
Uncertainty in Development Projects 153
Conventional Housing Programmes 154
Government Supplied Housing 156
Government Housing for State Employees 156
Public Housing 156
The Uncertain Element 158
Slum and Squatter Eradication 159
The Official Response to Slum and
Squatter Settlements 161
The Impact of Slum/Squatter Eradication 164
Employer-Supplied Housing 164
Minimum Required Standards 167
Uncertainty of Quantitative Realities 168
Housing Shortage 169
Less Socio-Economic Progress 170
Diminished Resourcefulness and Capital Flight 170
Socio-Economic Inequality 172
Uncertainty of Qualitative Realities 172
Conclusion 175
Notes 176
8 Squatter Settlements and Second-Best Housing Policies 177
Introduction 177
Changing Perceptions and Second-Best
Housing Policies 178
Colonial Urbanization Policies and Squatter Settlements 179
Second-Best Housing Policies 182
Nature, History and Evolution of Second-Best Policies 184
Sites-and-Services Programmes 186
Squatter/Slum Upgrading 187
Contents ix
Self-Help Programmes 187
The Evolution of Self-Help Housing 189
The Role of International Forces 194
Cameroon 194
Djibouti 194
Gambia 195
Guinea 195
Ghana 195
Madagascar 196
Nigeria 196
Tanzania 197
Uganda 197
Zimbabwe 197
Discussion and Conclusion 198
State-Supported Self-Help Housing and
Indigenous Knowledge 202
Erroneous Assumptions 203
Second-Best Housing Policies and Dependence 205
State-Sanctioned Self-Help and
Transfer Technology 207
Notes 208
External Forces, Transportation and Development 211
Introduction 211
Colonial Transport Infrastructure Development 214
Colonial Spatial Organization Strategies 216
Compartmentalization of Land Uses 217
Racial Residential Segregation 217
Restricted Transportation System 219
International and Inter-Regional Transportation 223
Colonial Transport Infrastructure
and Development 224
External Forces, Post-Colonial Transportation
and Development 225
Technology Transfer in the Transport Sector 226
Institutional Ownership and Operation 228
Western Transport Planning Models 231
Non-Motorized Modes of Transportation 232
Use of Inappropriate Vehicles 233
Implications of Transfer Technology in Transportation 233
Dependency and Capital Flight 234
Ineffective Transport Service Delivery 235
x Urban Planning, Housing and Spatial Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa
High Transport Service Cost
Negligence of the Mobility Needs of Women
Transfer Technology and
Employment Generation
Innovation and Resourcefulness
Excessive Government Spending
Balance of Payments
Maldistribution of Income/Wealth
Political Instability
Recommendations and Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
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