![]() ![]() ![]() In an open, extractive economy, the trend we're seeing is actually urbanisation because of the lack of agricultural wealth. People are going to cities in search of economic empowerment.Īstrid: Before we can talk about laying urban infrastructure, we have to first tackle the issue of land rights. Complex land tenure practices create difficulty and insecurity. Informal systems of land tenure need to be recognised and formalised in order to unleash the power of land and the potential of the urban landscape. In order to activate the urban economy, informal settlements and dwellers have to be brought into the tax net, and services need to be brought to them. Emmanuel Adegboye – Africa Strategy Lead, Utopia (Moderator)īelow I shall refer to the panel by their first names, because they are people who speak from their hearts, not from their families or job titles.Įdward: Urbanisation without industrialisation first happened in South America.Īcross human history, urban growth typically followed agricultural productivity growth in closed economies. This is possible because of healthy agricultural surplus and adequate domestic transport systems that enabled people to come together to trade, to practise their culture, and to be close to each other. In open economies, urbanisation typically increases when the agricultural sector is lacking (e.g.George Kibala Bauer – Advocacy Manager at GSMA's Mobile for Development Utilities Programme. ![]() Astrid Haas – Policy Director at the International Growth Centre.Miriam Roure – Senior Director at URBAN-X.Abosede Alimi – Director of Strategy, Funding and Stakeholder Management at the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund.Edward Glaeser – Professor of Economics at Harvard University and author of Triumph of the City.Urban growth in Africa will occur uniquely, differently to South America and Asia.įirst, here's what you should know about the panel: Much of urban Africa in 2050 has yet to be built. ![]()
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