Resilient cities are places where individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems have the capacity to survive, adapt and grow no matter what stresses and acute shocks they experience. Social cohesion is essential to marshal the energies of all the players to enhance the resilience of cities. In a recently published ground breaking book, Africa’s Urban Revolution, the authors make the point that African cities need to escape legacies of slavery, colonialism and apartheid that..
