01941nam 2200385 450 991059117090332120230703155936.0(CKB)5670000000384372(NjHacI)995670000000384372(EXLCZ)99567000000038437220230703d2022 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInternational aid and urban change humanitarian presence in Bamako, Abidjan, Nairobi and Juba /Pablo de RouletBern :Peter Lang International Academic Publishers,[2022]©20221 online resource (364 pages) illustrations3-0343-4412-0 Includes bibliographical references.List of Abbreviations - Introduction - Theory and Method - The Aid Industry: Social Field and Spatial Habitus - Panorama - Landscape of War - The Layer - Transformations - Synthesis - Conclusion - List of Figures - Bibliography.The presence of expatriate humanitarian workers in African cities is not neutral. Country capitals receive large and sudden influx of expatriates during humanitarian crises responses. This book examines the influence of this presence on the local urban ecosystem, from the building of a security discourse to the self-segregation of aid agencies in expatriate enclaves. The examples of Abidjan, Bamako, Juba and Nairobi illustrate different variants of urban change induced by the normative power of aid organisations.International Aid and Urban Change Economic assistanceAfricaEconomic assistance338.91096De Roulet Pablo1369531NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910591170903321International aid and urban change3395759UNINA