Jackson KAGO
Aires géographiques
KenyaPrésentation
Research interest : urban and regional planning, Metropolitan Development, Urban-Rural Linkages, Slum upgrading, urban crime prevention
Thesis title / Intitulé de la thèse :
Mobility Patterns in Small and Intermediate towns and their Impact on Urban Rural Linkages : A focus on the milk value chain.
– Dir. B. Calas – Co-dir. Dr. P. Kamau (Kenyatta University)
Biographie
Dr. Jackson Kago, a Kenyan national, is a former chairman and lecturer in the department of Spatial and Environmental Planning, School of Engineering and Architecture, Kenyatta University. He is an urban researcher and has researched widely including with the Regional & Metropolitan Planning Unit (RMPU), Urban Planning and Design Branch, UN-Habitat, working on the thematic areas of urban-rural linkages, systems of cities, metropolitan and regional planning.
He holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Bordeaux Montaigne, France and two masters degrees: one in Architecture from the University of Rome ‘Sapienza’ -Italy, and another one in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of Nairobi, Kenya where he also graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture.
Academic Qualifications
- 2017-2022: PhD in Human Geography – University of Bordeaux Montaigne
- 2013: Masters in Architecture – University of Rome ‘Sapienza’
- 2007-2009: Masters in Urban & Regional Planning – University of Nairobi
- 1999-2005: Bachelor of Architecture – University of Nairobi
Employment
- 2015- To date: lecturer in the department of Spatial and Environmental Planning, School of Engineering and Architecture, Kenyatta University.
Administrative Duties
- Chairman (2016-2021), Department of Urban and Regional Planning. School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Kenyatta University
Publications
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Articles dans une revue
- Jackson Kago. Application of Google Street View Images in Identifying Mobility Patterns in Small and Intermediate Towns (Kiambu County, Kenya). Sources. Material & Fieldwork in African Studies, 2024, 7, ⟨10.4000/11tg3⟩. ⟨hal-04919976⟩
- Jackson Kago, Catherine Gateri, Owiti A K’akumu. A Growing Middle Class and Real Estate Development: Spatial change and social conflicts in the densification of Kileleshwa, Nairobi. EchoGéo, 2024, 67, ⟨10.4000/11y07⟩. ⟨hal-04919969⟩
- Sylvain Racaud, Jackson Kago, Samuel Owuor. Introduction: Contested Street: Informal Street Vending and its Contradictions. Articulo - Journal of Urban Research, 2018, 17-18. ⟨hal-02321794⟩
Communications dans un congrès
- Jackson Kago. Comparative Study in Nairobi and Lagos on EV Buses for Paratransit. SSATP 2025 Annual General Meeting, Africa Transport Policy Program, Mar 2025, Cotonou, Benin. ⟨hal-05410715⟩
- Jackson Kago, Divine Asafo, Alix Beranger, Bérénice Bon. Gouverner à la marge des villes : l’impact de la croissance des villes sur les périphéries urbaines en Afrique. Gouverner les transitions urbaines en Afrique, IFRI, Sep 2024, Paris, France. ⟨hal-04923367⟩
Chapitres d'ouvrage
- Remy Sietchiping, Grace Githiri, Jackson Kago, Antonio Kipyegon. Urban-rural linkages and the (re)emergence of territorial approaches and policies. Cecilia Tacoli Donald Brown; Jytte Agergaard; Manja Hoppe Andreasen; Donald Brown. Handbook on Rural-Urban Linkages in the Global South, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp.297-309, 2025, Coll. Geography, Planning and Tourism, 9781802207705. ⟨10.4337/9781802207712.00029⟩. ⟨hal-04974918⟩
- Sina Schlimmer, Stephan Bartke, Thomas Forster, Grace Githiri, Almut Jering, et al.. The UN-Habitat Urban-Rural Linkages Guiding Principles: Assessment of the Adoptability to Topical Land Management Challenges in Germany, Kenya and Tanzania. International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2019, pp.369-398, 2021, ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-52317-6_18⟩. ⟨hal-03213081⟩
- Jackson Kago, Stephanie Loose, Remy Sietchiping. Implementing the New Urban Agenda: Urban and Territorial Integration Approaches in Support of Urban Food Systems. Harald Ginzky, Elizabeth Dooley, Irene L. Heuser, Emmanuel Kasimbazi, Till MarkusTianbao Qin. International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2018, Springer, pp.271-293, 2019, 978-3-030-00758-4. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-00758-4_13⟩. ⟨hal-02531729⟩
Article de blog scientifique
- Jackson Kago. Bridging the Divide: Urban-Rural Linkages as a Pillar for Territorial Partnerships and Collaboration in East Africa. 2025. ⟨hal-05552245⟩
Autres publications
- Jackson Kago. Barriers and Adaptations to Rural-urban Mobility: A Focus of the Milk Value Chain in Peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya. 2024. ⟨hal-04919940⟩
Thèses
- Jackson Kago. Mobility patterns and their impact on urban-rural linkages in small and intermediate towns in Kenya : a focus on the milk value chain. Geography. Université Michel de Montaigne - Bordeaux III, 2022. English. ⟨NNT : 2022BOR30019⟩. ⟨tel-03959107⟩
