Abstract In order for urban development to take place, there is need for policies, institutional and statutory frameworks that guide it. These frameworks provide way forward and direction to be followed to achieve the set goals. The paper aims to review the different policies adopted by Zimbabwean and Zambian governments, institutional frameworks and statutory frameworks that guide their urban development. The data used for this study was obtained through document review and analysis of secondary data. The paper established that both Zimbabwe and Zambia adopted the British institutional and statutory frameworks. These frameworks had been guiding development of their urban areas in both pre-independence and post-independence era. The post-independence governments sought to redress urban development inequalities created before independence. However, in addressing the imbalances, both nations seek to use the colonial institutional and statutory frameworks that seems difficulty to shake off. Minor changes were done by Zambian government when they reviewed their planning legislation in 2015. Zimbabwe and Zambia attempt to address their current urban development challenges using their colonial statutory framework. Few structural changes were made after independence, showing a change in administration but with continuity of colonial statutory framework for urban development.

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赞比亚和津巴布韦不断变化的制度和立法规划框架：城市发展的细微差别

摘要 为了实现城市发展，需要有指导它的政策、制度和法律框架。这些框架为实现既定目标提供了前进的道路和遵循的方向。该文件旨在审查津巴布韦和赞比亚政府采用的不同政策、指导其城市发展的制度框架和法定框架。本研究使用的数据是通过文件审查和对二手数据的分析获得的。该文件确定津巴布韦和赞比亚都采用了英国的制度和法定框架。这些框架一直在指导独立前和独立后城市地区的发展。独立后的政府试图纠正独立前造成的城市发展不平等。然而，在解决不平衡问题时，两国都试图利用似乎难以摆脱的殖民体制和法定框架。赞比亚政府在 2015 年审查其规划立法时做了一些小改动。津巴布韦和赞比亚试图利用其殖民法定框架来应对当前的城市发展挑战。独立后几乎没有进行结构性变化，显示出行政上的变化，但殖民时期城市发展法定框架的连续性。津巴布韦和赞比亚试图利用其殖民地法定框架来应对当前的城市发展挑战。独立后几乎没有进行结构性变化，显示出行政上的变化，但殖民时期城市发展法定框架的连续性。津巴布韦和赞比亚试图利用其殖民地法定框架来应对当前的城市发展挑战。独立后几乎没有进行结构性变化，显示出行政上的变化，但殖民时期城市发展法定框架的连续性。