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African cities [[electronic resource] ] : alternative visions of urban theory and practice / / Garth Myers
| African cities [[electronic resource] ] : alternative visions of urban theory and practice / / Garth Myers |
| Autore | Myers Garth Andrew |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Zed Books Ltd, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.76096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Africa
City and town life - Africa City planning - Africa Urbanization - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78032-133-3
1-283-07096-0 9786613070968 1-84813-510-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About 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
IntroductionFigure 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 Table 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 table 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 Mapping and picturing African cities from AmericaConclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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| New York, : Zed Books Ltd, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities in contemporary Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin Murray and Garth Myers
| Cities in contemporary Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin Murray and Garth Myers |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2006.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillian, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.76096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MurrayMartin J
MyersGarth Andrew |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Africa
City and town life - Africa Urban policy - Africa City planning - Africa Urbanization - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-349-53204-5
1-281-36182-8 9786611361822 0-230-60334-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450854703321 |
| New York, : Palgrave Macmillian, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities in contemporary Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin Murray and Garth Myers
| Cities in contemporary Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin Murray and Garth Myers |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2006.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillian, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.76096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MurrayMartin J
MyersGarth Andrew |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Africa
City and town life - Africa Urban policy - Africa City planning - Africa Urbanization - 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 | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784161703321 |
| New York, : Palgrave Macmillian, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Cities in contemporary Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin Murray and Garth Myers
| Cities in contemporary Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin Murray and Garth Myers |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2006.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillian, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.76096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MurrayMartin J
MyersGarth Andrew |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Africa
City and town life - Africa Urban policy - Africa City planning - Africa Urbanization - 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 | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825612803321 |
| New York, : Palgrave Macmillian, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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