Africa's urban revolution edited by Susan Parnell and Edgar Pieterse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parnell, Sue, editor.

Pieterse, E. A. (Edgar A.), editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm)

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization--Africa.

Urbanization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books, 2014.

Contents:

Front cover; About the editors; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures, tables and box; Acknowledgements; 1 Africa's urban revolution in context; So what if Africa is urban?; Notes; References; 2 Conflict and post-war transition in African cities; Introduction; Three forms of conflict and their implications for urban areas; African cities in the midst of sovereign and civil conflict; Post-war urbanism; Conclusions; Notes; References; 3 Sub-Saharan African urbanisation and global environmental change; Introduction; Global environmental change: trends and predictions for Africa.

Defining and deciphering African urbanisation and migrationConclusion: growth, mobility and displacement under conditions of environmental change; Note; References; 4 Linking urbanisation and development in Africa's economic revival; Introduction; A bleak urban future?; Favourable economic prospects?; The need for diversification; The role of geography and urbanisation; A resource curse for urban areas?; Can cities help build more integrated economies?; Measuring the relationship between urbanisation and growth; Evidence from Africa; Conclusion; Notes; References.

5 Religion and social life in African citiesIntroduction; Perspectives on social change; Religion in context; Religion in African cities; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6 Feeding African cities: the growing challenge of urban food insecurity; Introduction; Methodology; Levels of food insecurity in poor urban neighbourhoods; Incomes and food access; Food sourcing; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Note; References; 7 Transport pressures in urban Africa: practices, policies, perspectives; Transport and travel: practices and policies.

Perspectives on urban transport: evidence, conscience, imaginationNotes; References; 8 Decentralisation and institutional reconfiguration in urban Africa; Introduction; Institutional underpinnings of the African urban crisis; Institutional reform agenda for Africa; Conclusion; Notes; References; 9 The challenge of urban planning law reform in African cities; Introduction; Questions that need answers; Who thinks that planning laws should change?; The importance of planning law in Africa; Going forward: can planning law reform be improved?; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; References.

10 The education and research imperatives of urban planning professionals in AfricaIntroduction; The state of planning systems in Africa; The state of professional planning in Africa; The imperatives of planning practice in Africa; The case study methodology in research and education; Conclusion; Note; References; 11 Filling the void: an agenda for tackling African urbanisation; Drivers of urban failure; Taking action; Building blocks of a new urban practice; Taking this agenda forward; Conclusion; Notes; References.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Africa's urban revolution.

ISBN:

9781780325224 (electronic bk.)

1780325223 (electronic bk.)

9781306289450 (electronic bk.)

1306289459 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99990967367

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