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The Changing Institutional and Legislative Planning Framework of Zambia and Zimbabwe: Nuances for Urban Development

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In order for urban development to take place, there is need for policies, institutional and statutory frameworks that guide it. These frameworks provide way forward and direction to be followed to achieve the set goals. The paper aims to review the different policies adopted by Zimbabwean and Zambian governments, institutional frameworks and statutory frameworks that guide their urban development. The data used for this study was obtained through document review and analysis of secondary data. The paper established that both Zimbabwe and Zambia adopted the British institutional and statutory frameworks. These frameworks had been guiding development of their urban areas in both pre-independence and post-independence era. The post-independence governments sought to redress urban development inequalities created before independence. However, in addressing the imbalances, both nations seek to use the colonial institutional and statutory frameworks that seems difficulty to shake off. Minor changes were done by Zambian government when they reviewed their planning legislation in 2015. Zimbabwe and Zambia attempt to address their current urban development challenges using their colonial statutory framework. Few structural changes were made after independence, showing a change in administration but with continuity of colonial statutory framework for urban development.

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  • Chigudu, Andrew, 2021. "The Changing Institutional and Legislative Planning Framework of Zambia and Zimbabwe: Nuances for Urban Development," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:100:y:2021:i:c:s0264837719324470
    DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104941
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