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Economic incentives in Sub-Saharan African urban planning : a Ghanaian case study

Baffour Awuah, Kwasi Gyau

Table of contents

Sub-Saharan Africa Urban Centres and Urban Planning -- Justification of Urban Planning and Conceptual Basis -- Evaluation of the Role of Urban Planning in Socio-Economic Development -- Indicators of a Good Urban Planning System -- The Role of Incentives in Effective Urban Planning: A Conceptual Framework -- Sub-Saharan Africa Urban Planning Systems -- Influence of Incentives on Urban Planning Practice -- Economic Evaluation Framework -- Evidence from a Case Study on Provision of Incentives under a Planning System -- Summary, Conclusions and Proposals for Improvement.

"This book explores incentives capable of enhancing the effectiveness of urban planning systems in Sub-Saharan Africa using economic theory as a framework. It argues that urban planning is fundamental to the achievement of sustainable and resilient cities, but against the backdrop of rising levels of urbanisation and growth, poverty, informal development and climate change, such systems are failing to be promoted and successfully maintained in the region. Across ten chapters, it analyses the connection between urban planning and socio-economic development, indicators of effective urban planning systems, and the role and influence of incentives. It develops quantitative models to estimate the cost and benefits of urban planning systems, focusing on the developing world where organised data is less accessible. Using Ghana as a case study, it demonstrates a step-by-step approach on how to implement the quantitative models discussed. Economic Incentives in Sub-Saharan African Urban Planning will be useful reading for researchers, policy-makers, development agencies and students in urban planning, sustainable development and economics"--