ABSTRACT

Abstract

The failure of previous attempts by governments to address slum proliferation necessitates the emergence of new approaches. We propose a process of slum management founded on urban regeneration principles as opposed to slum eradication and slum clearance. The research question that this study answers therefore is what are the imperatives for the community-led settlement management in cities of Sub-Saharan Africa? Using the institutional framework for Lagos as one of the four most populous cities in Africa and the most populous in West Africa, we develop a line of action for community-led settlement management taking into consideration the diversity of urbanization across African cities and the need to develop bottom-up initiatives. The action plan is particularly directed at catalysing projects in slums and informal communities, which abound in most cities of the continent. This will serve as a framework for ensuring that living conditions in slums of the urban areas are improved upon without evoking evictions and displacement.

Keywords: community management, community participation, slum management, urban

management.