02482nam 2200445 450 991072507800332120230226182450.01-350-23759-01-78699-346-5(CKB)4900000000560994(NjHacI)994900000000560994(EXLCZ)99490000000056099420230226d2021 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPower and informality in urban Africa ethnographic perspectives /edited by Laura Stark and Annika Björnsdotter TeppoLondon :Bloomsbury UK,2021.1 online resource (265 pages)Africa now (Zed Books)1-78699-344-9 Includes bibliographical references and index."Urban Africa is undergoing a transformation unlike anywhere else in the world, as unprecedented numbers of people migrate to rapidly expanding cities. But despite the growing body of work on urban Africa, the lives of these new city dwellers have received relatively little attention, particularly when it comes to crucial issues of power and inequality. This interdisciplinary collection brings together contributions from urban studies, geography, and anthropology to provide new insights into the social and political dynamics of African cities, as well as uncovering the causes and consequences of urban inequality. Featuring rich new ethnographic research data and case studies drawn from across the continent, the collection shows that Africa's new urbanites have adapted to their environs in ways which often defy the assumptions of urban planners. By examining the experiences of these urban residents in confronting issues of power and agency, the contributors consider how such insights can inform more effective approaches to research, city planning and development both in Africa and beyond" --Provided by publisher.Africa now (Zed Books)Power and Informality in Urban AfricaUrban policyAfricaUrban poorAfricaUrban policyUrban poor307.76096Stark LauraTeppo Annika BjörnsdotterNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910725078003321Power and informality in urban Africa3374319UNINA