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Housing in Zimbabwe - Stewardship and Peri-Urbanity in Contemporary Africa (Hardcover)
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Housing in Zimbabwe - Stewardship and Peri-Urbanity in Contemporary Africa (Hardcover)
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This book examines the nexus between housing and stewardship in
peri-urban areas outside of Harare, Zimbabwe. Housing in Zimbabwe
explores the factors that shape peri-urban environments into better
managed and sustainable areas where housing development is the
major activity. Using the Stewardship Theory, or Partnership, Model
as the main framework and point of departure, the analysis follows
five basic approaches: Biblical-religious, business, environmental,
vernacular, and place-based community/grassroots. Chirisa ponders
conflicts among the relevant actors, given their contrasting
priorities and interests and maintains that such conflicts are
perpetuated by such factors as local history, resident income
levels, a lack of defined and clear-cut state policies, and
commitment by institutions towards the creation of sustainable
settlements. The study recommends further application and use of
technologies for remote sensing (Geographic Information Systems
included) to help monitor and guide development in peri-urban areas
with the goal of achieving evidence-based policies. The hope is to
create effective tools for stewardship by co-creating an
institution focused on urban regional development using scenario
and collaborative planning methodologies to avoid chaotic
peri-urbanisation.
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