Celebrating ten years linking Research to Action for Sustainable, Inclusive, Resilient, Safe and Prosperous Cities & Communities
Ch9 - Air Quality in Africa
Air pollution has become a major environmental issue in African cities: Traffic congestion combined with old cars and low quality fuel, open-burning of waste and biomass, dust and sandstorms
are the major sources of air pollution.
Ch10 - Smart Disaster Prevention and Resilience in Africa
Metropolitan cities
are confronted with an array of disaster challenges such as flooding, ocean surge
and building collapse.
Ch11 - Smart Peace and Security in Africa
This chapter explore the nature of conflicts in Africa cities and thereafter seek to build a framework for understanding the possible way of linking digital
platform with attainment of peace and security in these cities.
Ch12 - Smart and Open Urban Governance in Africa
This chapter presents a conceptual framework for Smart and Open Urban Governance in
Africa and explores themes of transparency, public participation, and accountability