Beall, Jo 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1898-3872 and Fox, Sean
(2011)
PD4: mitigating conflict and violence in Africa’s rapidly growing cities.
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Government Office for Science, London, UK.
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Abstract
Over the past 50 years, the urban population of sub-Saharan Africa has expanded at a historically unprecedented rate. Although there is little evidence that urbanisation increases the likelihood of conflict or violence in a country, Africa’s urban transition has occurred in a context of economic stagnation and poor governance, producing conditions conducive to social unrest and violence. In order to improve urban security in the years ahead the underlying risk factors must be addressed, including urban poverty, inequality and fragile political institutions. This, in turn, requires improving urban governance in the region, including strengthening the capacity of local government institutions, addressing the complex political dynamics that impede effective urban planning and management, and cultivating integrated development strategies that involve cooperation between various tiers and spheres of government and civil society.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Report) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.bis.gov.uk/go-science |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Crown copyright |
| Divisions: | International Development |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
| JEL classification: | O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O2 - Development Planning and Policy |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2012 08:53 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 16:44 |
| Projects: | Foresight Project, Migration and Global Environmental Change |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/41855 |
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