This volume addresses the issues of financing urban growth of the African continent -- which has the highest urban growth rate on the planet -- in the next deca

Zusammenfassung: African cities need to raise USD 20-25 billion investment in basic infrastructure and USD 20 billion for housing to accommodate urban growth. T

Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing rapid population growth. Yet their economic growth has not kept pace. Why? One factor might be low capital investm

For African cities to grow economically as they have grown in size, they must create productive environments to attract investments, increase economic efficienc

The growth of Africa's cities has outstripped local capacities of management, absorption, and financing. Yet cities do not have to be a drain on the national ec