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Brian H Roberts
I am an Emeritus Professor of Urban Management at the University of Canberra and a director of a small Australian company, Urban Frontiers, based in Brisbane. I have had over 45 years of experience, in 35 countries, as a professional planner, project manager, academic researcher and teacher, and adviser on urban and regional planning, economic development and management, public sector reform, business and land administration, and management. He is the author, co-author, or editor of many books, reports, and papers, including lead author on chapters on the economy of cities for two UN-Habitat World Cities Reports; State of Asia, and State Sri Lankan Cities reports, and Urbanization Strategies for Asia and Pacific Region for UNDP and APEC. Professor Roberts is the author/co-author of the books Managing Systems of Secondary Cities; Urbanization and Sustainability of Cities in Asia, The Competitiveness of Cities in the 21st Century, and a textbook on Regional Economic Development: Analysis and Planning Strategy textbook. He holds a PhD and is an Honorary Ambassador for the Australian Capital Territory Government. He was Chair of the ACT Committee for Sustainability and a Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia.
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different perspectives on what can be done to support the sustainable and regenerative development of secondary cities in developing countries post COVID-19 do to support the sustainable and regenerative development of secondary cities in developing countries post COVID-19. These perspectives cover topics in economic and community development, infrastructure, finance, local government, logistics and governance. The book provides policy and planning recommendations, as well as practical initiatives and approaches that secondary cities can use. The book is intended for leaders and policymakers responsible for the development of secondary cities, but it will be of interest to other readers involved in urban and regional development recovery efforts post-COVID-19.
The report builds upon previous research by APEC on shaping the future partnership for urbanization and sustainable city development between member economies. The report presents a framework for an initiative by APEC member economies for Building Better Partnerships for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Growth of Cities in the Region.
different perspectives on what can be done to support the sustainable and regenerative development of secondary cities in developing countries post COVID-19 do to support the sustainable and regenerative development of secondary cities in developing countries post COVID-19. These perspectives cover topics in economic and community development, infrastructure, finance, local government, logistics and governance. The book provides policy and planning recommendations, as well as practical initiatives and approaches that secondary cities can use. The book is intended for leaders and policymakers responsible for the development of secondary cities, but it will be of interest to other readers involved in urban and regional development recovery efforts post-COVID-19.
The report builds upon previous research by APEC on shaping the future partnership for urbanization and sustainable city development between member economies. The report presents a framework for an initiative by APEC member economies for Building Better Partnerships for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Growth of Cities in the Region.
have shaped the development of secondary cities. Eight country and city case studies illustrate how they have approached urbanisation, decentralisation, and other processes supporting secondary city development. Case studies include Cape Coast in Ghana, Dire Dawa in Ethiopia, Gabès in Tunisia, Huambo in Angola, Ibadan in Nigeria, Mombasa in Kenya, Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) in South Africa, and Touba‑Mbacké in Senegal. These case studies provide insights and knowledge about the challenges facing the development of secondary cities within the selected countries. Learning outcomes are presented for each country case study, followed by an outline of opportunities open to secondary cities in Africa to become more competitive, dynamic, and liveable. The roles that international development assistance agencies and organisations can play to support the development of secondary systems of cities are discussed. The book concludes with a call for a new urban age agenda for
the management and development of African secondary cities. This is focused on the need for improved urban governance, management, planning and economic development, and for enhancing connectivity and logistic systems to build collaborative partnerships between secondary cities and create a strong network of national systems of cities across the continent.
different perspectives on what can be done to support the sustainable and regenerative development of secondary cities in developing countries post COVID-19 do to support the sustainable and regenerative development of secondary cities in developing countries post COVID-19. These perspectives cover topics in economic and community development, infrastructure, finance, local government, logistics and governance. The book provides policy and planning recommendations, as well as practical initiatives and approaches that secondary cities can use. The book is intended for leaders and policymakers responsible for the development of secondary cities, but it will be of interest to other readers involved in urban and regional development recovery efforts post-COVID-19
Connecting Systems of Secondary Cities seeks to pave a new way of thinking on approaches to the development of systems of secondary cities. It challenges much of the traditional thinking on the subject, and it calls for change in the way governments approach national, regional, and local development policy and planning to support more equitable regional economic development. It argues the need for a systemic and less structured hierarchical approach to the way governments support the development of systems of cities. If systems of cities are to be more resilient, prosper, and develop more equitably, a new kind of ‘strategic architecture’ must be introduced to support their development and link their economies in order to create more opportunities for the development of new markets.
Modern contemporary architecture has removed many public settings that are important to social interaction and contact at a daily personal level. Most of these settings or places are known and claimed in street-scale open spaces - spatial enclaves - defined by forms that give people meaning. With its freestanding functional carriageway, undifferentiated public space and divorced relationship with form, the contemporary street have made it difficult for individuals to lay claim to space to satisfy various behavioural needs. This lack of ability to claim space has, I believe, resulted in the loss of quality in contemporary environments. If there is to be any improvement in the environmental quality of the street, we begin to discover those qualities of space that define settings that have the potential to be claimed by people of different ages to satisfy diverse needs at various times.
This study aims to improve understanding of the often-elusive interaction of the street environment and the human activities it houses. Such an understanding, it is hoped, will help to guide attempts to humanise growth and enlighten new attitudes to design analysis. By necessity, the study will examine 'man-environment' relationships, drawing from this human need for space and addressing various approaches to how space is claimed. From this analysis, a space 'claim' model will be developed to be tested in two case studies. The findings drawn from the analysis and case studies are used to develop some proposals for restructuring urban space to encourage greater potentialities of adapting street settings to behavioural needs.