{"product_id":"9783032342089","title":"Managing Urban Open Spaces in Developing Countries Towards a Shared Understanding of Stakeholder Values","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStrategies for Sustainability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eManaging Urban Open Spaces in Developing Countries\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTowards a Shared Understanding of Stakeholder Values\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLindelwa Sinxadi | Bankole Awuzie\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ City Planning \u0026amp; Urban Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eUrban public open spaces are essential to sustainable, inclusive, and livable cities. Yet in many developing countries, these spaces are gradually disappearing, contributing to urban blight, social tension, environmental decline, and increased insecurity. This book examines how conflicting stakeholder values influence the planning, management, and preservation of urban public open spaces. It develops and validates a framework for identifying these values, understanding their underlying causes, and managing them toward a shared vision for public space. The book offers a practical and theoretical contribution to the sustainable management of urban public open spaces, particularly in developing-country contexts.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLindelwa Sinxadi\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD, is a Professional Town and Regional Planner with 18 years’ experience in urban planning. She is also an educator by profession and currently serves as Chief Town and Regional Planner in the Physical Resource Planning Directorate of the Free State Department of Education, South Africa. She also supervises research students in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein. Dr Sinxadi completed her PhD in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Free State in 2020 and obtained a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the same university in 2026.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBankole Osita Awuzie\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD is Professor of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment in the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a PhD in Built Environment from the University of Salford, United Kingdom, and has over 15 years’ experience in academia. His research focuses on sustainable, smart, and circular built environments, including sustainable construction, Construction 4.0\/5.0, circular economy, infrastructure delivery, and built environment education. Prof. Awuzie is an NRF-rated researcher, editor, project management professional, and professionally registered construction project manager with the South African Council of Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032342089\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51217103323276,"sku":"9783032342089","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032342089.jpg?v=1783014157","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032342089","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}