{"product_id":"9783319342306","title":"SpringerBriefs in Geography","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in Geography\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eChirisa, Innocent; Mazhindu, Elias; Bandauko, Elmond\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on peri-urban development processes in Africa, with special emphasis on Zimbabwe. The debates included highlight a number of issues in the peri-urban context, such as access to water, appropriate technologies and land management, political economy in the peri-urban space, peri-urban agriculture, and place marketing in peri-urban development, among others. The debates raised by the authors in this book revolve around locating the peri-urban space within the context of sustainability, in which key issues are addressed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book essentially examines peri-urban development processes from various angles in an effort to understand how peri-urban areas develop, function, and how their residents survive. Per-urban dwellers currently face numerous challenges, including land tenure insecurity, poor infrastructure and services, land use conflicts, stringent planning law and land use planning regulations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work seeks to address the “knowledgegap” on peri-urban development processes in Africa, and is also intended to inform urban policy practice in the African Cities and beyond. Offering policy makers valuable insights on the peri-urban space, it provides guidance for decision-making in the contexts of service delivery, land management, housing, new town development and place marketing, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-05-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319342306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-34231-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 142\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47672211177612,"sku":"9783319342306","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319342306.jpg?v=1776522163","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319342306","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}