Planning and the Case Study Method in Africa

Foreword; Bent Flyvbjerg Introduction; James Duminy, Vanessa Watson and Nancy Odendaal PART I: THE CASE STUDY METHOD IN AFRICA 1. Methodological Dimensions; James Duminy, Nancy Odendaal and Vanessa Watson 2. Strategies of Case Research on African Urbanization and Planning; James Duminy PART II: CASE STUDIES AS A RESEARCH METHOD 3. Anloga Woodworkers in Kumasi, Ghana: The Long Road to 'Formality'; Daniel Inkoom 4. Bicycle Taxis (Sacramentos) in Mzuzu City: A Business Venture Misunderstood; Mtafu Manda 5. Relocation and Defiance in the Dhamidja-Azikiwe Informal Shopping Belt in Enugu, Nigeria: Actions Still Speak Louder than Words; Victor Onyebueke and Christopher Anierobi 6. Participatory Planning: A Case Study of a Solid Waste Management Improvement Project in Enugu, Nigeria; Joy Ogbazi and Nkeiru Ezeadichie PART III CASE STUDY AS A TEACHING METHOD 7. Case Method as a Way of Teaching Architecture at Makerere University; Stephen Mukiibi 8. Working and Living in Johannesburg: Insights into the Housing Circumstances of Informal Recyclers; Sarah Charlton 9. Learning through Real-life Experience: Using Case Studies for Urban Planning and Design Education; Karina Landman Conclusion; James Duminy and Vanessa Watson