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Feasibility Study

As part of Future Cities Africa, all participating cities carried out Rapid City Resilience Assessments (RCRAs) to identify their resilience challenges and to prioritise areas for action. The Feasibility Study synthesizes all of the RCRAs and an overview of the state of urbanisation in Africa, pointing out key challenges and entry points for achieving inclusive and resilient urban growth.

Executive Summary of the Feasibility Study 

The Feasibility Study                                                                                                     

 

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Research Reports

These reports comprise demand-driven research focused on improving the evidence base to enable African cities fulfil their potential despite climate, environment and resource challenges. The themes are guided by the Future Cities Africa Normative Framework and prioritised by the participating cities through their RCRAs.

 

1. Country Briefs

ETHIOPIA: Focus on Regional Secondary Cities

GHANA: Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA)

MOZAMBIQUE: Focus on Development Corridors

UGANDA: Focus on Regional Secondary Cities

 

2. Briefing Notes

The Capacity Crisis in Africa’s Cities                                                                                   

Cities as Engines of Growth: Unlocking Urban Productivity and Job Creation      

The Cost of Informality: Winners and Losers in the Urban Economy    

Future Proofing City Studies

 

3. Policy Briefs for Decision Makers

ETHIOPIA: The Climate Change and Energy Debate               

GHANA: Urban Governance and Services    

MOZAMBIQUE: Guiding the Development of Liveable Cities    

UGANDA: The Role of the Informal Economy in City Growth                                             

 

4. Research Monographs

The Climate Change and Energy Debate in Ethiopia           

Urban Governance and Services in Ghana: Institutional, financial and functional constraints to effective service delivery          

Urbanization in Mozambique: Assessing Actors, Processes, and Impacts of Urban Growth

Transformational Change in Sub-Saharan Cities: The Role of Informality in the Hybrid Economy of Uganda

 

Innovative Studies and Toolkits

These are new areas of research being carried out to complement the research prioritised through the RCRAs and to serve as toolkits for cities.  

Full publication: City Development Strategies 2.0: Cities Growing with Vision

Access our City Development Strategies online toolkit at http://city-development.org/

Brochure: City Development Strategies 2.0: Cities Growing with Vision (French version)  

Full publication: An Innovative Data Toolkit for City Management

Access our Innovative Data Toolkit for City Management Demonstration Toolkit

Brochure: Innovative Data Toolkit for City Management  (French version)  

Full report: Human Resources Capacity Benchmarking: A Preliminary Toolkit for Planning and Management in Africa

Brochure: Human Resources Capacity Benchmarking: A Preliminary Toolkit for Planning and Management (French version)

Future Proofing Cities: Ethiopia      

Future Proofing Cities: Ghana      

Future Proofing Cities: Mozambique      

Future Proofing Cities: Uganda

 

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