Who plans the African city? A case study of Maputo: part 1 – the structural context

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jørgen Eskemose Andersen ◽  
Paul Jenkins ◽  
Morten Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
African City ◽  
Structural Context

Who plans the African city? A case study of Maputo: part 2 – agency in action

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jørgen Eskemose Andersen ◽  
Paul Jenkins ◽  
Morten Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
African City

scholarly journals The Role of Structural Context in Making Business Sense of Investments for Sustainability–A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7006
Author(s):  
Josefine Rasmussen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Structural Context ◽  
Investment Decision Making

Energy efficiency is an important means for sustainable manufacturing. One action for manufacturing companies to improve energy efficiency is through investments. While these investments often are profitable, opportunities remain unexploited. This paper explores the structural context of the investment decision-making process by examining the associated activities, procedures, and the role of information. While the structural context may limit complex investments that do not fit predefined rules and controls, such as energy efficiency and other sustainability-related investments, it remains a scarcely studied aspect of investment decision-making for energy efficiency investments. Method-wise, the paper is based on a case study of a major investment at a pulp and paper company, motivated and justified based on productivity, strategic, energy, and sustainability rationales. The paper contributes with illustrating how configurations of internal investment activities and procedures may be crucial for sustainability-related investments to pass through the investment process. Moreover, the configuration of activities and procedures is also indicated as influential for the way in which an investment is executed. Hence, for energy efficiency and other sustainability-related investments to make business sense constitutes more than achieving desirable payback periods; the structural context should be considered.

The triad value function – theorizing the value potential of connected relationships

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 849-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Vedel
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Value Function ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Apparent Paradox ◽  
Managerial Decision Making ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Structural Context ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to explicate how connectedness of relationships results in varying value potentials of triads. Design/methodology/approach First connectedness is re-described as an actor-perceived and actor-interpreted phenomenon. The re-description is used to theorize the triad value function. Next, the applicability and validity of the concept is examined in a case study of four closed vertical supply chain triads. Findings The case study demonstrates that the triad value function facilitates the analysis and understanding of an apparent paradox; that distributors are not dis-intermediated in spite of their limited contribution to activities in the triads. The results indicate practical adequacy of the triad value function. Research limitations/implications The triad value function is difficult to apply in the study of expanded networks as the number of connections expands exponentially with the number of ties in the network. Moreover, it must be applied in the study of service triads and open vertical supply chain triads to further verify the practical adequacy of the concept. Practical implications The triad value function cannot be used normatively or prescriptively. It is a descriptive tool which indirectly supports managerial decision-making through the analysis of how the structural context of a triad influences the value of relationships. Originality/value The paper offers an additional aspect for the study of value in and of triads. It illustrates that perceived connectedness of relationships operates as a triad value function, which captures the structural value potential of the triad for a focal actor.

“Your Mall with it All:” Luxury Development in a Globalizing African City

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 129-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Hobden
Keyword(s):  
Private Consumption ◽  
First Century ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
African City ◽  
The Public ◽  
Urban Citizenship ◽  
Contemporary Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modern Era

AbstractIn this article I examine the impact of luxury development on an African city through a case study of the Accra Mall, in Accra, Ghana. Completed in 2008, the mall is the first self-contained shopping and leisure destination in the country and has been celebrated for propelling Ghana into the modern era. Situating the Accra Mall within the globalization of Accra, I contrast the private consumption-oriented development of twenty-first century Accra with the public architecture of the 1950s and 1960s, arguing that contemporary development in Accra responds to the demands of elite urban consumers while marginalizing the needs of the majority of urban residents. I then explore how elite development is contributing to shifting notions of urban citizenship, whereby citizenship is being defined in increasingly neoliberal and consumerist terms.

scholarly journals Lessons Learned from Mbombela, South Africa, in Public-Private Partnerships in the Water Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. p37
Author(s):  
Dr. Jeremy D. Gorelick ◽  
Neil Diamond
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
African City ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Successes And Challenges

For urban dwellers around the world, basic water services are provided by city administrations. However, in developing countries, cities lack both the human and financial resources to ensure adequate services, particularly to some of their most vulnerable populations. As a result, public entities often consider turning to the private sector for assistance, which may lead to a series of adverse and unintended consequences. The following case study describes the experiences of the South African city of Mbombela, arguably one of the most successful Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the water sector in sub-Saharan Africa, through its successes and challenges.

MAKING A LIVELIHOOD IN (AND BEYOND) THE AFRICAN CITY: THE EXPERIENCE OF ZIMBABWE

Africa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 588-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Potts
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Circular Migration ◽  
African City ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The City

ABSTRACTThe formal labour markets and economies of many cities in sub-Saharan Africa have been very weak for decades and this has led to significant adaptations in the nature of the livelihoods of most urban households. The lack of formal and reasonably paid jobs has also had a strong impact on population growth in cities, although this is often not recognized. This article reviews some of these trends and illustrates them with case study material from Harare, Zimbabwe. There, many urban residents have increasingly struggled to get by and their perceptions of the city and their future within it show a strong negative trend. Links to rural areas and the possibility of making livelihoods there in the future have become more important. These adaptations build on the long history of rural–urban linkages in sub-Saharan Africa but contemporary practices, including patterns of circular migration, are influenced by the harsh realities of African urban economies. The decisions and future plans of some migrants may not, therefore, fit with their aspirations – and the degree and nature of this mismatch are influenced by factors such as gender, age and position in the urban household, and links to rural areas. It is suggested that it helps to analyse the consequent migration patterns in terms of a framework in which migrants’ decisions to stay in the city or leave it are conceptualized as either willing or reluctant.

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