Urbanization in Africa

A Handbook
Herausgeber: Tarver, James D.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This reference work provides a summary of historical and contemporary aspects of urbanization in Africa. The volume is organized in three parts. The first part provides a historical overview of urbanization in Africa from ancient civilizations to the present day. The second part provides detailed studies of urbanization in fifteen highly urbanized African countries. Each chapter in this section is devoted to one country, and the chapters are arranged alphabetically for convenient access. Countries profiled are located in different regions of the continent, and each has an urban population of at least 500,000 people. The third part of the volume includes chapters on topics of special importance to African urbanization, such as economics and demographics. The chapters are written by expert contributors and provide current references. The volume concludes with a selected bibliography.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 518
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 986g
• ISBN-13: 9780313277603
• ISBN-10: 0313277605
• Artikelnr.: 25565783

Autorenporträt

JAMES D. TARVER is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Howard University. He was formerly a demographic consultant for the United Nations and a Professor of Demography and Acting Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, at the University of Botswana. His more than one hundred publications have appeared in journals such as Africa Quarterly , African Studies, and International Demographics.

Inhaltsangabe

Figures and Tables Foreword by Thomas S. Goliber Preface Introduction by
Akin Mabogunje Urbanization in Africa: A Historical Overview Urbanization
in Ancient Africa by Tertius Chandler Urbanization in Medieval and Early
Modern Africa by Tertius Chandler Urbanization During Colonial Days in
Sub-Saharan Africa by A.J. Christopher and James D. Tarver The Growth of
Africa's Urban Population by R.A. Obudho and Rose A. Obudho Urbanization
During the Post-colonial Days by H. Max Miller and Ram N. Singh
Urbanization in Selected Countries Algeria by Keith Sutton Angola by Filipe
Amado, Fausto Cruz, and Ralph Hakkert Congo by Gabriel Tati Côte D'Ivoire
by Philippe Antoine and Aka Kouame Egypt by Mohamed El-Attar Ethiopia by
Habtemariam Tesfaghiorghis Kenya by Robert A. Obudho Libya by Saad Kezeiri
Mali by Sekouba Diarra, Aka Kouame, Richard Marcoux, and Alain-Michel
Camara Morocco by Robert Escallier Nigeria by S.I. Abumere Senegal by
Philippe Antoine and Gora Mboup Sierra Leone by Toma J. Makannah and
Mohamed Bailey South Africa by Anthony Lemon and Gillian P. Cook Zambia by
Carole Rakodi Special Urbanization Topics Urbanization Policy and Economic
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa by Dennis A. Rondinelli Economic Aspects of
Rural-Urban Migration by John Weeks Urbanization and National Capitals in
Africa by A.J. Christopher African HIV/AIDS and Urbanization by Peter O.
Way Africa's Urban Future: From Nation-States to A System of Regions by
Brian J.L. Berry Bibliography Index