The Changing Terrain of Transport and Logistics in Zimbabwe
This book comprehensively analyses the dynamic transformation of transport and logistics in Zimbabwe, its evolving challenges and opportunities and highlighting the critical role of sustainability and resilience in shaping its future. It provides a comprehensive and research-backed case study of, Zimbabwe, a developing nation, adapting its infrastructure, policies, and technologies to meet the demands of a rapidly globalizing world while addressing the environmental and social impacts of transport systems. Through in-depth studies of various sectors of the transport industry, this book provides a timely exploration of sustainable transport solutions that can drive economic growth, promote regional integration, and ensure long-term resilience. It serves as an essential resource for scholars and students of operations management and logistics, transport, infrastructure management in Southern Africa and of developing nations more widely, as well as practitioners and policymakers seeking an advanced analysis of transport opportunities and challenges in Zimbabwe.
James Kanyepe is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management at the University of Botswana. He is a distinguished researcher and consultant in the field of supply chain management and his expertise spans land-use and transportation interactions, sustainable development, logistics, procurement, emerging transport technologies, transport and mobility.
Innocent Chirisa is a Full Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Vice Chancellor at Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University. His research has focused on resilience, environmental systems dynamics with a proclivity to land-use, housing, ecology, public health, water and energy. He is also a Research Fellow of the University of the Free State, South Africa.
