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An empirically rich analysis of the drivers and lived experiences of urban change in African peripheries with a focus on city-regions in Ethiopia, South Africa and Ghana. The book proposes five peripheral logics which frame the formation and character of urban peripheries and explores these on the ground through residents' voices and narratives.
About the author
Paula Meth is Reader in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield, and Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Sarah Charlton is Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Witwatersrand.
Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Studies & International Development at the University of Sheffield.
>Additional contributions from:
Sibongile Buthelezi, School of Built Environment & Development Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal.
Metadel Sileshi Belihu, PhD Candidate at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Germany.
Yohana Eyob, Architect and Urban Planner, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dr Jennifer Houghton, Senior Lecturer, Department of Town and Regional Planning, Durban University of Technology
Dr Divine Mawuli Asafo, Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Hull.
Dr Tatenda Mukwedeya, Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
Dr Zhengli Huang, Researcher, School of Geography and Planning, University of Sheffield
Dr Meseret Kassahun Desta, Independent Researcher, Nairobi, Kenya
Summary
An empirically rich analysis of the drivers and lived experiences of urban change in African peripheries with a focus on city-regions in Ethiopia, South Africa and Ghana. The book proposes five peripheral logics which frame the formation and character of urban peripheries and explores these on the ground through residents’ voices and narratives. -- .
