African dreams: locating urban infrastructure in the 2030 sustainable developmental agenda

This paper examines African urban infrastructure and service delivery

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
31 October 2018
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Governance and Conflict and Infrastructure
First published:
1 February 2018
Authors:
Pieterse, E, Parnell, S and Haysom. G

Abstract

This paper examines African urban infrastructure and service delivery as an entry point for connecting African aspirations with the harsh developmental imperatives of urban management, creating a dialogue between scholarly knowledge and sustainable development policy aspirations.

This work is part of 鈥楪overning Food Systems to Alleviate Poverty in Secondary Cities in Africa鈥� project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Department for International Development.

Citation

Edgar Pieterse, Susan Parnell & Gareth Haysom (2018) African dreams: locating urban infrastructure in the 2030 sustainable developmental agenda, Area Development and Policy, 3:2, 149-169, DOI: 10.1080/23792949.2018.1428111

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