Cities in contemporary Africa / / edited by Martin Murray and Garth Myers

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillian, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2006.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.76096
• Soggetto topico: Cities and towns - Africa; City and town life - Africa; Urban policy - Africa; City planning - Africa; Urbanization - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Social conditions 1960-; Africa Economic conditions 1960-; Africa Geography; Africa History, Local
• Altri autori: MurrayMartin J MyersGarth Andrew
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Cities in contemporary Africa
• ISBN: 1-349-53204-5; 1-281-36182-8; 9786611361822; 0-230-60334-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825612803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II