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Journal of Urban Systems and Innov vi Editorial Note 1The ‘Concept Urban Resilience’: Contextualising to Zimbabwe UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE INNOCENT CHIRISA, AND MARCYLINE CHIVENGE ISSN 2707-2118 (Print) 20 Resilience under Sustained Attack from the City Police: Will Informality Survive? PERCY TORIRO ISSN 2707-210X (Online) 38 Challenges and Opportunities Faced by Informal Traders at Murahwa Green Market, Mutare KUDZAI NYABEZE1 AND WITNESS CHIKOKO ations Resilience for in Zimbabw Journal of Urban Systems and 55 Housing Provision and Land Management in Mutare City: The Case of the Weirmouth Farm Innovations for Resilience FARAI CHIKODZORE1, LEONARD CHITONGO, GODWIN K ZINGI, PARTSON PARADZA, ABRAHAM R MATAMANDA 74 Livelihoods Resilience in Peri-urban Communal Areas of Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe EMACULATE INGWANI 94 The 4IR UZ-DRUP Urban Observatory: Tactical Urban Resilience through Vol. 1, Issues 1 & 2 (2019) e Applied Game Theory DICKSON. D. MHLANGA 114 Urban Decay and the Resilience Factor in Bulawayo’s Downtown Precinct SIBONGILE NDHLOVU AND JEOFREY MATAI 133 Savings Groups, Community Resilience Building and Social Protection in Hatcliffe, Harare TANATSWA S. CHINEKA AND MULWAYINI MUNDAU 149 Building Urban Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in Harare BRILLIANT MAVHIMA 170 Streetscaping Beitbridge Central Business District for Public Space Quality Vol. 1, Issues 1 & 2 (2019) Enhancement NICHOLAS MULEYA AND BUHLE DUBE UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE ISSN 2707-2118 (Print) ISSN 2707-210X (Online) Journal of Urban Systems and Innovations for Resilience in Zimbabwe Vol. 1, Issues 1 & 2 (2019) © University of Zimbabwe Publications 2019 Published by University of Zimbabwe Publications P.O. Box MP203, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe All rights reserved. With support from: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Typeseting: Dick Masala, University of Zimbabwe Publications EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & MANAGING EDITOR Professor Innocent Chirisa EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Professor Kadmiel Wekwete, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe Professor Pancras Grephas Opata, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya Professor Dillip Kumar Das, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa Dr Charles Chavunduka, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe Dr Sasha Jogi, ARUP Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe SU BSCRIPTION AND RATES University of Zimbabwe Publications Office P.O. Box MP203 Mount, Pleasant Harare Telephone: +263-4-303211 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.uz.ac.zw/publications About the Journal JO U RN AL PU RPO SE: The purpose of the Journal of Urban Systems and Innovations for Resilience in Zimbabwe (JUSIRIZ) is to provide a forum for urban solutions basing on systems approach and thinking as the bedrock of intervention. CONTRIBUTION AND READERSHIP The built environment sciences (urban and regional planning, civil engineering, land surveying, architecture, quantity surveying) professional associations, students, researchers, real estate and practitioners) are the primary contributors and consumers. JOURNAL SPECIFICATIONS Journal of Urban Systems and Innovations for Resilience in Zimbabwe ISSN (Print) ISSN 2707-2118 ISSN (Online) ISSN 2707-210X SCOPE AND FOCU S The journal is a forum for the discussion of ideas, scholarly opinions and case studies of urban resilience in Zimbabwe. It promotes multidisciplinary engagement of urban resilience as a subject and practice. It is a product of the Department of Rural and Urban Planning at the University of Zimbabwe supported by the UNDP Country Office. The journal is produced bi-annually. Guidelines for Authors Articles should be original contributions, not previously published and should not be under consideration to publish elsewhere. Articles should be between 5,000 and 7,000 words, set at 12-point font, with 1.5 lines spacing. An abstract of 200 words is required. REFERENCING STYLE Please follow the Harvard referencing style in which: —in–text citations should state author, date and sometimes page number —the reference list, entered alphabetically, must include all the works cited in your paper. SPELLING PREFERENCE British spelling is preferred; and should conform to the most recent edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. However, should you use American spelling, be consistent; do not switch back and forth between the two. COVER PAGE A separate cover page is required for the title and personal details of the author which should include full name, email address, academic status and institutional affiliation. You should also include a short biography of no more than 50 words. For multiple authors, one should be identified as the corresponding author. MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION Articles submitted to the Journal of Urban Resilience will be reviewed using the double-blind peer review system. To protect the author’s identity, do not include the author’s name in the main text or as running heads and footers. Contents vi Editorial Note 1The ‘Concept Urban Resilience’: Contextualising to Zimbabwe INNOCENT CHIRISA, AND MARCYLINE CHIVENGE 20 Resilience under Sustained Attack from the City Police: Will informality Survive? PERCY TORIRO 38 Challenges and Opportunities Faced by Informal Traders at Murahwa Green Market, Mutare KUDZAI NYABEZE1 AND WITNESS CHIKOKO 55 Housing Provision and Land Management in Mutare City: The Case of the Weirmouth Farm FARAI CHIKODZORE1, LEONARD CHITONGO, GODWIN K ZINGI, PARTSON PARADZA, ABRAHAM R MATAMANDA 74 Livelihoods Resilience in Peri-urban Communal Areas of Zimbabwe EMACULATE INGWANI 94 The 4IR UZ-DRUP Urban Observatory: Tactical Urban Resilience through Applied Game Theory DICKSON. D. MHLANGA 114 Urban Decay and the Resilience Factor in Bulawayo’s Downtown Precinct SIBONGILE NDHLOVU AND JEOFREY MATAI 133 Savings Groups, Community Resilience Building and Social Protection in Hatcliffe, Harare TANATSWA S. CHINEKA AND MULWAYINI MUNDAU 149 Building Urban Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in Harare BRILLIANT MAVHIMA 170 Streetscaping Beitbridge Central Business District for Public Space Quality Enhancement NICHOLAS MULEYA AND BUHLE DUBE Journal of Urban Systems and Innovations for Resilience in Zimbabwe v Vol. 1, Issues 1 & 2 (2019) Editorial Note It is generally becoming increasingly and abundantly clear that the future of Zimbabwe like anywhere global, is urban. Rural business centres and growth points are clearly shaping into urban centres owing to growing urbanization. As such, as these ‘rural towns’ are joining the league of centres traditionally deemed as urban, and defined as so by the Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29: 15) the thinking and drive for search of solutions must definitely be urban. Urban centres are complex in terms of planning and management due to various phenomena and inputs that define their makeup and maintenance. On the environmental front, pollution abatement is a serious challenge so as the provision of potable water and amenable sanitation. On the social side, provision of services including health, education and recreation are better crafted at planning state. On the economic side, the challenge of the youth bulge hence, employment creation, poverty reduction and livelihoods enhancement come at the core. Besides, sprawling urban centres are not only difficulty to coordinate but also uneconomic to manage. Subdivision and consolidations have to be carefully planned and managed. In certain circumstances, densification has to be considered as a principal good in addressing the challenge of sprawl. Urban systems are a constellation of social, economic, political, institutional and legal forces, usually all working simultaneously in a complex of reality. From time to time, solutions must be thought of and even incubated into innovations, in this case, for water supply, traffic management, building management, urban planning, civil engineering, to mention but a few. Missing locally is a journal that becomes a forum by both professional and academic contributors to discuss urban systems and innovations in Zimbabwe. As such the Journal of Urban Systems and Innovations for Resilience in Zimbabwe (JUSIRIZ) is hereby proposed. Journal of Urban Systems and Innovations for Resilience in Zimbabwe vi Vol. 1, Issues 1 & 2 (2019) The ‘Concept Urban Resilience’: Contextualising to Zimbabwe INNOCENT CHIRISA1,2 AND MARCYLINE CHIVENGE1 Abstract This paper is an attempt to systematically conceptualise urban resilience with an intent to decipher how the meaning(s) apply to the Zimbabwean context. The paper draws from a gap that exists in literature regarding urban resilience and spatiality, in general, and with particular reference to Zimbabwe. Methodologically, the paper hinges on thematic and content analysis. Urban resilience proves to be the main tool in safeguarding development in urban areas where there is a greater concentration of people. This rapid urbanisation escalates the pressure on critical services and infrastructure in cities, which also increases their exposure to shocks and long-term stresses. While shocks and stresses are sometimes unavoidable, urban resilience thinking demands that cities be planned holistically so that they are prepared for any vulnerabilities. To deal with challenges facing urban areas, governments and policy-makers, should have the responsibility of building city resilience, and operationalise the resilience-building process. Keywords: con text, policy, resilien ce, u rban m an agem en t, relevan ce INTRODUCTION With a greater concentration of people and assets in urban areas, cities need