LEADER 04767nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910465070203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78032-133-3 010 $a1-283-07096-0 010 $a9786613070968 010 $a1-84813-510-6 035 $a(CKB)2560000000073157 035 $a(EBL)688559 035 $a(OCoLC)715270032 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000533812 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12192841 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533812 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10491734 035 $a(PQKB)11325834 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC688559 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL688559 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10464767 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL307096 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000073157 100 $a20101117d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfrican cities$b[electronic resource] $ealternative visions of urban theory and practice /$fGarth Myers 210 $aNew York $cZed Books Ltd$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (258 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84813-509-2 311 $a1-84813-508-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAbout 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 cities 327 $aIntroductionFigure 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 cities 327 $aTable 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 Salaam 327 $atable 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 cities 327 $aMapping and picturing African cities from AmericaConclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aCities and towns$zAfrica 606 $aCity and town life$zAfrica 606 $aCity planning$zAfrica 606 $aUrbanization$zAfrica 607 $aAfrica$xSocial conditions$y1960- 607 $aAfrica$xGeography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCities and towns 615 0$aCity and town life 615 0$aCity planning 615 0$aUrbanization 676 $a307.76096 700 $aMyers$b Garth Andrew$0915433 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465070203321 996 $aAfrican cities$92083705 997 $aUNINA