03012nam 2200817Ia 450 991078416170332120230207225539.01-349-53204-51-281-36182-897866113618220-230-60334-310.1057/9780230603349(CKB)1000000000342675(EBL)307661(OCoLC)314851858(SSID)ssj0000740681(PQKBManifestationID)12304491(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000740681(PQKBWorkID)10701946(PQKB)10467593(SSID)ssj0000277903(PQKBManifestationID)11195544(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277903(PQKBWorkID)10241088(PQKB)11067999(DE-He213)978-0-230-60334-9(MiAaPQ)EBC307661(Au-PeEL)EBL307661(CaPaEBR)ebr10171481(CaONFJC)MIL136182(EXLCZ)99100000000034267520060420d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCities in contemporary Africa[electronic resource] /edited by Martin Murray and Garth Myers1st ed. 2006.New York Palgrave Macmillian20061 online resource (333 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-230-11664-7 1-4039-7035-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Situating Contemporary Cities in Africa; I: Culture, Imagination, Space, and Place; II: Political Economy, Work, and Livelihood; III: Urban Planning, Administration, and Governance; Notes on Contributors; IndexThis book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities have tried to cope with this massive influx of people, and how long-time urban residents and newcomers interact, negotiate, and struggle over access to limited resources.Cities and townsAfricaCity and town lifeAfricaUrban policyAfricaCity planningAfricaUrbanizationAfricaAfricaSocial conditions1960-AfricaEconomic conditions1960-AfricaGeographyAfricaHistory, LocalCities and townsCity and town lifeUrban policyCity planningUrbanization307.76096Murray Martin J660964Myers Garth Andrew915433MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784161703321Cities in contemporary Africa3818599UNINA