Urban Africa 2050
Enugu, Nigeria

City Overview

Population
2018: 1,006,593
2030: 1,402,075
2050: 2,435,754

Host Institution
Spiritan International School of Theology (SIST)

Overview of the City
Enugu, the capital city of Enugu state is in South Eastern Nigeria. Enugu, named after the Udi Hill tops, is translated from the Igbo words Enu(High) and Ugwu (Hill). It is one of the 36 states in Nigeria and arguably one of the earliest urban centres in Igboland and Nigeria. Enugu is also called the “coal city” following the discovery and mining of coal in commercial quantity in 1909 (Iyi 2014; Nwalu et al 2017; Emodi 2018). Enugu is one of the urban agglomerates (UNDESA 2018) in Nigeria with intra state and inter-state migration It has an estimated annual population growth of 2.8%. (Nwalu et al), and has served as the capital city of the former East Central State, the defunct Republic of Biafra, old Anambra state and from 1996, capital of Enugu state. Enugu city with its urban sprawl hosts about 24 informal settlements, located in close proximity to 19 formal settlements (Nwalu et al). Enugu provides a litmus test for imagining African urban fractures and futures.

Relevant Documents/ Information/ Resources

  • Altpeter. C., 2016, ‘Peacebuilding in Cities: Building Safe, Resilient and Inclusive Urban Spaces, Folke Bernadette Academy. FBA Brief 02, 6 pages. https://issat.dcaf.ch/Learn/Resource-Library/Policy-and-Research-Papers/Peacebuilding-in-Cities-Building-Safe-Inclusive-and-Resilient-Urban-Spaces.
  • Creswell. J.W., 2007, ‘Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches’, 2nd ed. Sage Publications, California.
  • De Beer. S.F., 2018, ‘Foreword’, in S. De Beer (ed), Just Faith: Glocal Responses to Planetary Urbanization (HTS Religion & Society Series Volume 3), pp. xxiii-xxxi, AOSIS, Cape Town. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis. 2018.bk87.00
  • De Beer, S.F., & Van Niekerk, A.S., 2017, ‘Transforming Curricula into the next Century: Doing Theology Collaboratively with Local communities’, in ‘Theology at the University of Pretoria -100 years: (1919-2017) Past, Present and Future’, Verbum et Ecclesia, Suppl. 2, 38 (4), a1683. https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v3814.1683
  • De Beer, S.F., 2017 ‘Urban Social Movements in South Africa today: Its Meaning for Theological Education and the Church’, HTS Teologiese studies/Theological Studies73(3), a4770. http://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v73i3.4770
  • Edgar, P.,2014, ‘Epistemological practices of Southern Urbanism’ Draft paper presented at the ACC Academic Seminar.
  • Emodi, E.E., 2018, ‘Assessment of Urbanization as it affects Biodiversity in Enugu, Nigeria’, Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences’, 6(2), 10 pages. http://www.rroij.com/open-access/assessment-of-urbanization-as-it-affects-biodiversity-in-enugu-nigeria.php?aid=86905.
  • Iyi, E., A., 2014, ‘A review of Enugu (Enugu State, Nigeria) Urban Growth and Development’, Journal of Research in Environmental and Earth Sciences, 1(3), 7 pages, Folke Bernadette Academy. https://issat.dcaf.ch/Learn/Resource-Library/Policy-and-Research-Papers/Peacebuilding-in-Cities-Building-Safe-Inclusive-and-Resilient-Urban-Spaces
  • Jutersonke, O., & Krause. K., 2013, ‘Peacebuilding and the city: Setting the Scene’, ed: Wennman . A., Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Brief 09, 8 pages. https://www.gpplatform.ch/.
  • Nwalusi, D.M., Anierobi, C.M., Efobi,K.O.,Nwokolo, C.N., Ezeh.H.C., &Nwosu.K.I, 2017, ‘Urban Housing Inequality and the proliferation of Informal Settlements among formal neighbourhoods in Nigeria,, (unpublished paper). 25 pages.
  • Olalekan, B. G., 2014, ‘Urbanization, Urban Poverty, Slum and Sustainable Urban Development in Nigerian Cities: Challenges and Opportunities’, Developing County Studies, 4(18), 7 Pages.http://www.rroij.com/open-access/assessment-of-urbanization-as-it-affects-biodiversity-in-enugu-nigeria.php?aid=86905.
  • Salahun. E. J,. De Boer. J., &Gottsbacher. M., ‘Introduction Global South Theories of Urban violence, poverty and inequalities’, in J.E Salahub, J De Boer and M. Gottsbacher (eds), Social Theories of Urban violence in the Global South: Towards safe and Inclusive Cities (Routledge Studies in Cities and Development), London.
  • Swart. I., & De Beer. S.,2014, ‘Doing Urban Public Theology in South Africa: Introducing a New Agenda’, HTS Teologiese studies/Theological Studies 70 (3), Art. #2811, 14 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102//hts.v.70i3.2811
  • Tomuseni, D.F., 2018, ‘Theology and the city in Africa: The Significance of Contemporary African Urban Experience for Theological Reflection’, Dissertation. 2863. https://ecommons.luc_diss/2863
  • Uchegbu, N. S., Anierobi,C.M., 2014, ‘Urban Land use Planning and Administration in Nigeria: A case for Land Accessibility for Poor Communities in Enugu’.ResearchGate, 14 pages. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269403117_Urban_Land_use_Planning_and_Administration_in_Nigeria_A_Case_for_Land_Accessibility_for_poor_Communities_in_Enugu_Nigeria .
  • United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2018, The World’s cities in 2018 Data Booklet(ST/ESA/ SER.A/417).
  • UN Habitat 111 New Urban Agenda 2017
  • UN Habitat 11 Informal Settlements, 2015Habitat 111 Issue papers
  • UN HabitatThe state of African cities 2010.

Own Writings

  • Solidarity and Evangelization of the poor as core Spiritan Missionary Purpose. Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost. 2016
  • Integrity of Creation Conference, Panel presentation
    The Jos Conflict and Peacebuilding Unpublished research paper

Curricular Information

Spiritan International School of Theology – Curriculum
HTS Teologiese studies/Theological studies/Urban Africa 2050 Repository

Researcher(s) information

Name: Jude Chinaka
Surname: Nnorom
Position at the institution: N/A
Email address: jnnorom@alumni.nd.edu

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