African Cities in Crisis - Managing Rapid Urban Growth

This book presents the results of the "African Urban Management" project designed to study comparatively governmental responses to the gap between the realities of official plans and perspectives and the mushrooming world of the urban poor in African cities.

List of contents

List of Currencies -- Preface -- The Influence of Environmental and Economic Factors on the Urban Crisis -- Urban Local Government in Africa -- The Administration of Urban Services -- Urban Growth and Urban Management in Nigeria -- Côte d'Ivoire: An Evaluation of Urban Management Reforms -- Kinshasa: Problems of Land Management, Infrastucture, and Food Supply -- Appropriate Standards for Infrastructure in Dakar -- Local Government and the Management of Urban Services in Tanzania -- Management Problems of Greater Khartoum -- Urban Management in Nairobi: A Case Study of the Matatu Mode of Public Transport -- Conclusion -- About the IFIAS

About the author

Stren, Richard E.

Summary

This book presents the results of the "African Urban Management" project designed to study comparatively governmental responses to the gap between the realities of official plans and perspectives and the mushrooming world of the urban poor in African cities.

Product details

• Authors: Richard E. Stren
• Assisted by: Richard E. Stren (Editor), Stren Richard E. (Editor), Rodney R. White (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367018368
• ISBN: 978-0-367-01836-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Geography