Planning and the Case Study Method in Africa The Planner in Dirty Shoes

by Duminy, James; Andreasen, Jørgen; Lerise, Fred; Odendaal, Nancy; Watson, Vanessa

• ISBN13: 9781137307941
• ISBN10: 1137307943
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-10-02
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book addresses the relevance of the case study research methodology for enhancing urban planning research and education in Africa and the global South. It is the outcome of a project operated by the Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) from 2007 to 2011 to enhance case study research capacity amongst African planning students and academics. The editors and contributors argue that case study research can produce contextualized and empirical accounts of African urbanization and planning processes to challenge outdated assumptions underpinning urban planning education and practice in many parts of the continent. The volume features case studies and examples of innovative teaching practices from contexts including Uganda, Malawi, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.

Author Biography

James Duminy is a Research Officer at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, South Africa, and General Secretary of the Association of African Planning Schools. He has previously worked as an analyst and writer for the Imagine Durban participatory planning project.
 
Jørgen Andreasen is an Emeritus Associate Professor in architecture and planning, and former head of the Department of Human Settlements, at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has over fifty years of experience in researching and teaching human settlement issues in Africa.
 
Fred Lerise was formerly a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Urban and Rural Planning at Ardhi University, Tanzania, and is a board member of the Tanzanian Town Planers Registration Board. He currently works as an advisor for organizational strengthening and human resources development for water sector reforms in Tanzania.
 
Nancy Odendaal is a Senior lecturer in the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, University of Cape Town, and has worked in the non-governmental and private sectors as an urban planner for 20 years. She represents the Association of African Planning Schools in the Global Planning Education Association Network.
 
Vanessa Watson is Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She is a founder of the African Centre for Cities and co-Chair of the Association of African Planning Schools.

Table of Contents

Introduction; James Duminy, Vanessa Watson and Nancy Odendaal
PART I: THE CASE STUDY METHOD IN AFRICA
1. Methodological Dimensions; James Duminy, Nancy Odendaal and Vanessa Watson
2. Strategies of Case Research on African Urbanization and Planning; James Duminy
PART II: CASE STUDIES AS A RESEARCH METHOD
3. Anloga Woodworkers in Kumasi, Ghana: The Long Road to 'Formality'; Daniel Inkoom
4. Bicycle Taxis (Sacramentos) in Mzuzu City: A Business Venture Misunderstood; Mtafu Manda
5. Relocation and Defiance in the Dhamidja-Azikiwe Informal Shopping Belt in Enugu, Nigeria: Actions Still Speak Louder than Words; Victor Onyebueke and Christopher Anierobi
6. Participatory Planning: A Case Study of a Solid Waste Management Improvement Project in Enugu, Nigeria; Joy Ogbazi and Nkeiru Ezeadichie
PART III CASE STUDY AS A TEACHING METHOD
7. Case Method as a Way of Teaching Architecture at Makerere University; Stephen Mukiibi
8. Working and Living in Johannesburg: Insights into the Housing Circumstances of Informal Recyclers; Sarah Charlton
9. Learning through Real-life Experience: Using Case Studies for Urban Planning and Design Education; Karina Landman
Conclusion; James Duminy and Vanessa Watson