Rapid urbanization in Zambia. The challenges facing our cities and towns

ISBN-13: 9783656848752 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 38 str.

Yohane Tembo

Opis

Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Demographics, Urban Management, Planning, language: English, abstract: There are many potential problems with rapid urbanization in any country around the globe, chief of which is the challenge of resource exploitation for sustainable development. This paper studies the effects of rapid urbanization in Zambia, which has seen emerging inefficiencies in housing markets, urban transportation, and urban finance, as well as leading to increased urban pollution and crime. In contrast, plans for urban renewal in Zambia are predominantly donor driven in response to poor urban settlement planning in an environment where planning regulations are barely recognized and enforced.

O autorze

Engineer Doctor Yohane Tembo is a professional Civil Engineer who specializes in the design, management and monitoring of roads projects in Zambia. Currently, he is working for the National Road Fund Agency as Roads Engineer in the Monitoring and Evaluation Department. He has previously held the position of Principal Engineer - Design & Traffic in the Road Development Agency, as well as Quality Assurance Manager in Phoenix Contractors Denmark A/S. Further, he has also held various positions of Design Engineer and Resident Engineer in different consulting firms on a number of large road construction projects.Doctor Tembo received his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering (with merit) from the University of Zambia in Lusaka (2000) and his Masters in Civil Engineering (specializing in Transportation Engineering) from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town (2010). He is professionally registered as a Full Member with both the Engineering Institution of Zambia and the Engineers' Registration Board.He is a firm believer in education as a life-long process, and an ardent reader of many scholarly works, which lead him to read and complete his Doctor of Philosophy in Transportation Economics at Atlantic International University (2014).