From urban fragility to urban stability / by Stephen Commins.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Commins, Stephen K., author.

Contributor:

National Defense University. Africa Center for Strategic Studies, publisher.

Series:

Africa security brief ; 2164-4047 no. 35.

Africa security brief, 2164-4047 ; no. 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political stability--Africa.

Political stability.

Cities and towns--Africa--Economic conditions.

Cities and towns.

Cities and towns--Africa--Social conditions.

Economic development--Social aspects.

Economic development.

Cities and towns--Economic conditions.

Cities and towns--Social conditions.

Africa.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([10] pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Africa Center for Strategic Studies, 2018.

Summary:

The share of Africa's urban residents living in slums is steadily rising as a result of an expanding and increasingly youthful population. Meanwhile, residents of African cities report among the highest levels of fear of violence in the world. The inability of government institutions to resolve or at least mitigate conflicts over land, property rights, and services for urban residents, coupled with either absent or heavy-handed responses of security agencies in African slums, is contributing to a growing mistrust of African security and justice institutions. Integrated urban development strategies--involving local government, police, justice institutions, the private sector, and youth--are necessary to build trust and adapt policies that strengthen economic opportunities, social cohesion, and security in Africa's cities.

Notes:

"June 2018."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 9-10).

Online resource; title from PDF caption (Africa Center, viewed October 15, 2018).

Other Edition:

Also issued in Portuguese: Commins, Stephen K.

Also issued in French: Commins, Stephen K.

OCLC:

1056953283