The urban challenge in Africa : growth and management of its large cities / edited by Carole Rakodi. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rakodi, Carole.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Africa--Growth.

Cities and towns.

Urbanization--Africa.

Urbanization.

Urban policy--Africa.

Urban policy.

Cities and towns--Growth--Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 628 p. ) ill., maps ;

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this work, scholars examine the growth of the largest cities in Africa. It is revealed that the new phase of globalization has reinforced the continent's marginalization, impoverishment, indebtedness, and lack of policy autonomy, rather than leading to economic growth and diversification.

Contents:

Introduction / Carole Rakodi

Globalization and Africa: The challenge of urban growth

Global forces, urban change, and urban management in Africa / Carole Rakodi

Urbanization, globalization, and economic crisis in Africa / David Simon

The "mega-cities" of Africa

The challenge of urban growth in Cairo / Mahmoud Yousry, Tarek A. Aboul Atta

Johannesburg: A city and metropolitan area in transformation / Keith S.O. Beavon

The challenges of growth and development in metropolitan Lagos / Josephine Olu Abiodun

Kinshasa: A reprieved mega-city? / Jean-Luc Piermay

Abidjan: From the public making of a modern city to urban management of a metropolis / Alain Dubresson

Nairobi: National capital and regional hub / R.A. Obudho

The dynamics of city development

Globalization or informalization? African urban economies in the 1990s / Christian M. Rogerson

Residential property markets in African cities / Carole Rakodi

The state and civil society: Politics, government, and social organization in African cities / Tade Akin Aina

Urban lives: Adopting new strategies and adapting rural links / Deborah Potts

Rising to the challenge

Towards appropriate urban development policy in emerging mega-cities in Africa / Salah El-Shakhs

Urban management: The recent experience / Kadmiel H. Wekwete

Conclusion / Carole Rakodi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-585-25340-4