Africa's urban revolution /

The facts of Africa's rapid urbanisation are startling. By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and over half the continent's population will be urban. Drawing on the expertise of scholars and practitioners associated with the African Centre for Cities and ut...

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Other Authors: Parnell, Sue (Editor), Pieterse, E. A. (Edgar A.) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Zed Books, 2014.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The facts of Africa's rapid urbanisation are startling. By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and over half the continent's population will be urban. Drawing on the expertise of scholars and practitioners associated with the African Centre for Cities and utilising a diverse array of case studies, this book gives a comprehensive insight to the key issues - demographic, cultural, political, technical, environmental and economic - surrounding African urbanisation.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Also published in printing.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781350218246
DOI:10.5040/9781350218246
Access:Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.