Urbanization is a global phenomenon with strong sustainability implications across multiple
scales. We argue that much of the associated challenges, and opportunities, are found in the …

Highlights•Urbanization in Africa is fast and there is a possibility of lock-in the current
development path.•Cities in African face the wrath of increasing climate impacts, varied by …

During 2020 the march of the COVID-19 pandemic created devastation for the tourism
industry of South Africa. This chapter uses a spatial perspective to provide an understanding …

The “Cities of the Global South” section of Frontiers in Sustainable Cities is the first journal
section to focus explicitly on urban issues in the Global South. The section's goal is to …

This article focuses on two critical and intersecting issues on the global urban agenda: the
growing importance of secondary cities in urban development policies, and the proliferation …

Geospatial data has proven useful for monitoring urbanization and guiding sustainable
development in rapidly urbanizing regions. The United Nations'(UN) Sustainable …

This article analyzes two planned cities—Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Bloemfontein (South
Africa)—to investigate connectivities across geographies and temporalities and reveal the …

Chinhoyi in Zimbabwe is used as a case study to explore the potential of secondary cities in
addressing urban challenges. This study is significant considering that while African cities …

This article claims space for secondary cities in urban studies. It criticizes that scientists tend
to study urban life in metropolises and, hence, do not represent urban life in its full diversity …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), urban rivers/streams have long been subjected to
anthropogenic pollution caused by urbanization, resulting in significantly altered chemical …