Uncertainty Shocks in Africa : Impact and Equilibrium Strategies for Sound Economic and Social Development

Part I. Shocked Economies: New Urban Thinking and Sustainable Advancement -- Chapter 1. Urbanization Motif, COVID-19, and Economic Revival: Exploratory Research from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Chapter 2. Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa: Using the Development Model from East Asia in Nigeria, 1965-2015 -- Chapter 3. Economic Shocks from COVID-19 and the Assessment of Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Emergence of Insurance Coverage in Urban South-west, Nigeria -- Chapter 4. Shocks From the COVID-19 Crisis in Ethiopia -- Chapter 5. Green Buildings and Green City Strategies for the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Tourism Industry in Rwanda -- Chapter 6. The African Union’s Agenda 2063 and Africa’s Tourism Industry -- Part II. Shocked Social Development: Mechanisms to Improve Community Robustness -- Chapter 7. Societal Shocks and Gender-based Violence Among Vulnerable People in Kibera and Other Informal Settlements Around Nairobi, Kenya -- Chapter 8. Contraceptive Utilization Among Married Couples in Nigeria: Socio-cultural Factors -- Chapter 9. COVID-19 and the Built Environment: Informal Sector, Housing, and Shock Challenges in Nigeria -- Chapter 10. Influence of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown 2020 Edition Reality Tv Show on Nigerians’ Value Orientation During the COVID-19 Lockdown Measures -- Chapter 11. COVID-19 Television Audience Program Choices: Analysis of How Nigerians Consume Television During the Pandemic -- Chapter 12. Underlying Factors That Worsened the Vulnerability of Small-holder Farmers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from North-central, Nigeria.