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Zusatztext 'The volume offers a good introduction to urban, and especially urban dvelopment, themes in Africa'. - Bill Freund, Journal of Southern African Studies '...the editors of this volume should be complimented for bringing together a number of concise case studies, which cover substantial geographical ground. As such, it offers an analysis of statistical and recent census data, which will certainly be of interest to readers with a general interest in Africa.' - J. Joost Beuving, Modern African Studies 'It is an important book for those concerend with urbanization on a global scale and especially in Africa, providing new insights into the fast-chaning reality of urbanization in Africa today.' - Adrian Atkinson, Development and Change 'This thorough and well-composed volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues of urban development in contemporary eastern and southern Africa.' - Garth A. Myers African Affairs Informationen zum Autor PHIL AMIS Senior Lecturer, International Development Department, School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham, UKJO BEALL Director, Development Studies Institute (DESTIN), London School of Economics, UKOWEN CRANKSHAW Associate Professor, Sociology Department, University of Cape Town, South AfricaPAUL JENKINS Director, Centre for Environment and Human Settlements, UKPRISCILLA WANJIRU KARIUKI Professor of Psychology, College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi, NairobiROLAND MARCHAL Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Studies and Research/National Center for Scientific Research (CERI/CNRS), USANICI NELSON Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UKSULEIMAN NGWARE Professor, Institute of Development Studies, University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaAUGUSTUS NUWAGABA Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Makerere University, UgandaSUSAN PARNELL Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, South AfricaCAROLE RAKODI Professor of International Urban Development, International Development Department, School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham, UKANN SCHLYTER Associate Professor and Director, Center for Global Gender Studies, Göteborg University, SwedenONALENNA SELOLWANE Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Botswana, Botswana Klappentext Are Africa's most populous and economically dominant cities a force to reckon with in the twenty-first century? This book analyzes the economies of East and Southern Africa's 'apex' cities, probing how they have altered structurally over time and their current sources of economic vitality and vulnerability at local, national and international levels. Case study chapters focusing on Johannesburg, Chitungwiza, Gaborone, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Nairobi, Kampala and Mogadishu shed new light on contemporary African urban prospects and problems. Zusammenfassung Are Africa's most populous and economically dominant cities a force to reckon with in the twenty-first century? This book analyzes the economies of East and Southern Africa's 'apex' cities, probing how they have altered structurally over time and their current sources of economic vitality and vulnerability at local, national and international levels. Case study chapters focusing on Johannesburg, Chitungwiza, Gaborone, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Nairobi, Kampala and Mogadishu shed new light on contemporary African urban prospects and problems. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART 1: INTRODUCTION Fragile Cities: Fundamentals of Urban Life in East and Southern Africa; D.F.Bryceson African Urban Economies: Searching for Sources of Sustenance; D.F.Bryceson Urban Growth and Urban Economies in Eastern and Southern Africa: Trends and Prospects; D.Potts PART 2: CITY ECONOMIES IN THE MAKING Image of the City in Mozambique: Civilization, Parasite, Engine of Growth or Place...
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'The volume offers a good introduction to urban, and especially urban dvelopment, themes in Africa'. - Bill Freund, Journal of Southern African Studies
'...the editors of this volume should be complimented for bringing together a number of concise case studies, which cover substantial geographical ground. As such, it offers an analysis of statistical and recent census data, which will certainly be of interest to readers with a general interest in Africa.' - J. Joost Beuving, Modern African Studies
'It is an important book for those concerend with urbanization on a global scale and especially in Africa, providing new insights into the fast-chaning reality of urbanization in Africa today.' - Adrian Atkinson, Development and Change
'This thorough and well-composed volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues of urban development in contemporary eastern and southern Africa.' - Garth A. Myers African Affairs
