The West African city : urban space models of urban planning / Jérôme Chenal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chenal, Jérôme.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Africa, West.

Cities and towns.

Sociology, Urban--Africa, West.

Sociology, Urban.

West Africa.

Physical Description:

xv, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : EPFL Press ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Contents:

Section I Three Cities in West Africa: Nouakchott, Dakar and Abidjan 5

1 The African city 7

2 Nouakchott: New city, old concept 23

3 Dakar: the city; Pikine: the suburbs 43

4 Abidjan: the capital of French-speaking West Africa 61

5 The three cities: a comparative analysis 77

Section II Urban Planning 87

1 Master Plan for Urban Development of Nouakchott 91

2 Urban Master Plan for Dakar (2025) 103

3 Master Plan for Greater Abidjan 111

4 Three cities, three plans 123

Section III The Press 133

1 Public space as seen through the press 135

2 The press and public space in Nouakchott 143

3 The press and public space in Dakar 161

4 The press and public space in Abidjan 181

5 Commonalities and differences 197

Section IV Images and Cities 215

1 Photographing public spaces 217

2 The streets of Nouakchott 223

3 The streets of Dakar 253

4 The streets of Abidjan 269

5 Frames: city summaries 289

Section V Different But Similar Cities 295

1 Virtually identical cities 297

2 Urban planning and urban models 311

3 Planning, the media, photography, and public spac 323

4 A few recommendations 335.

ISBN:

0415750210

9780415750219

OCLC:

880551639

Publisher Number:

99959921471