04767nam 2200721Ia 450 991046507020332120200520144314.01-78032-133-31-283-07096-097866130709681-84813-510-6(CKB)2560000000073157(EBL)688559(OCoLC)715270032(SSID)ssj0000533812(PQKBManifestationID)12192841(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533812(PQKBWorkID)10491734(PQKB)11325834(MiAaPQ)EBC688559(Au-PeEL)EBL688559(CaPaEBR)ebr10464767(CaONFJC)MIL307096(EXLCZ)99256000000007315720101117d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrican cities[electronic resource] alternative visions of urban theory and practice /Garth MyersNew York Zed Books Ltd20111 online resource (258 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84813-509-2 1-84813-508-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.About the author; Figures and tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Map; Introduction; African cities, African studies, and urban studies; Alternative visions of theory and practice; Table 0.1 Population estimates for selected cities; table 0.1 Population estimates for selected cities; The plan of the book; 1 What if the postmetropolis is Lusaka?; Introduction; Figure 1.1 The pirates of Ng'ombe; figure 1.1 The pirates of Ng'ombe; The postmetropolis according to Soja; Postcolonial city; (I)n(f)ormal city; City governance; Wounded city; Cosmopolitan city; Conclusion; 2 Postcolonial citiesIntroductionFigure 2.1 Nyerere Square, Dodoma, Tanzania; figure 2.1 Nyerere Square, Dodoma, Tanzania; Colonialism and African cities; Table 2.1 Africa's largest cities; table 2.1 Africa's largest cities; Postcolonialism and African cities; Conclusion; 3 (I)n(f)ormal cities; Introduction; Defining (i)n(f)ormal settlements; Table 3.1 Percentage of male city residents employed in informal sectorby shelter deprivation status; table 3.1 Percentage of male city residents employed in informal sector by shelter deprivation status; Table 3.2 'Slum components' for selected citiesTable 3.3 Percentage of the urban population in those cities' countrieslisted as being slum households in slum areastable 3.2 'Slum components' for selected cities; table 3.3 In the countries of the cities shown in Table 3.2, percentage of theurban population listed as being slum households in slum areas; Theorizing and planning for (i)n(f)ormality; Table 3.4 Changes over time in deprivation status for households inCape Town, Accra, and Dar es Salaam; Informal settlements in Cape Town, Accra, and Dar es Salaamtable 3.4 Changes over time in deprivation status for households in Cape Town, Accra, and Dar es SalaamConclusion: toward hybrid governance in a relational city?; 4 Governing Africa's cities; Introduction; Urban governance; Governance outcomes; Justice; Zanzibar; Considering the Zanzibar case more broadly; Conclusion; 5 Wounded city; Introduction; Wounded cities; On Mogadishu; Black Hawk Down; Nuruddin Farah's representational space; Conclusion; 6 Cosmopolitan cities; Introduction; Globalization and cosmopolitanism; Zanzibar's diasporas; The festivalization of African citiesMapping and picturing African cities from AmericaConclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; IndexIn this groundbreaking book, Garth Myers argues for a re-visioning of how cities in Africa are discussed and written about. Touching on a diverse range of examples, from Zanzibar to Nairobi, Cape Town to Mogadishu, Kinshasa to Dakar, Myers uses original research and a close reading of works by other scholars, writers, and artists to encourage us to engage with the vibrancy and complexity of African cities.Cities and townsAfricaCity and town lifeAfricaCity planningAfricaUrbanizationAfricaAfricaSocial conditions1960-AfricaGeographyElectronic books.Cities and townsCity and town lifeCity planningUrbanization307.76096Myers Garth Andrew915433MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465070203321African cities2083705UNINA