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ZAMBIA - ATLAS OF OUR CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
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Unplanned settlement - Kuku township
Planned settlement – Kamwala township
As is common with most rapidly expanding urban areas ,
Lusaka faces the challenge of unplanned settlements. These
informal settlements tend to expand faster than the rest of
the city, and they are characterized by inadequate shelter, lack
of services and inadequate waste management.
The rapid expansion of Lusaka began in 1935 when the
capital of Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia) was moved from
Livingstone to Lusaka. Lusaka is centrally located, enjoys a
good climate, is easily accessible from the Copperbelt, the
country’s economic heartland, and has substantial ground
water resources. Lusaka was conferred with city status in 1960
(UN-HABITAT, 2010).