Innocent Chirisa is a full professor at the Department of Demography Settlement and Development, University of Zimbabwe. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Zimbabwe and a Research Fellow at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, South Africa. His research interests are systems dynamics in urban land, regional stewardship and resilience in human habitats. Andrew Chigudu is a part-time lecturer with the Department of Architecture and Real estate at the University of Zimbabwe. He is an academic and seasoned spatial planning practitioner. Andrew holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree MSc in Urban Design with the National University of Science and Technology and BSc in Rural and Urban Planning with University of Zimbabwe. He is the Executive Director for Full Life Open Arms Africa Investment since November 2019. Before this he was the Managing Director for Hello Project Developers for 8 years. Andrew is the current Vice President for Zimbabwe Institute for Regional and Urban Planning (ZIRUP). He has authored and co-authored in refereed journals.