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Sustainable, Inclusive, Resilient, Safe and Prosperous Cities & Communities
Unlocking the Potential of Smart African Cities
Sustainable, Inclusive, Resilient and Prosperous

Smart Economy in Smart African Cities


A smart city is conceptualized as a sustainable, inclusive, resilient and prosperous city that promotes a people-centric approach based on three core components—Smart City Foundation , Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Smart Institutions and Laws .These three core
components are the pillars of the seven dimensions of a smart city: Infrastructure
Development , Environmental Sustainability, Social Development, Social Inclusion, DisastersPrevention and Resilience, andPeace and Security .
The book smart Economy in Smart African Cities, published in 2019, develops a conceptual framework of “ Smart Economy in Smart Cities” that can assist African policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders in developing urban policies for smart, sustainable, inclusive, resilient and prosperous cities.
Ch1- Relevance of Smart Cities
Ch5 - Biodiversity for Smart Cities
The role and importance of ICT is highlighted as key to advancing a science-based approach to integrating biodiversity in smart
cities
Ch6 - Waste Management in African Cities
Waste management
is indeed a major obstacle to sustainable development in most African cities due to the lack of sustainable waste management strategies both at national and local levels,
Ch4 - Cities in the Context of Climate Change
This chapter defines what climate smart cities means, evolution of cities as actors of climate actions
Ch8 - Smart Urban Mobility and Accessibility for Smart Economy in Africa
Africa’s rapid urbanization call for large investments in infrastructures to
respond to the increased demand for urban accessibility