Padraig R. Carmody James T. Murphy Richar The Urban Quest (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Urban Question in AfricaCondition: NewSubtitle: Uneven Geographies of TransitionEAN: 9781119833611ISBN: 9781119833611Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 10/26/2023Description: Illuminates the path to more generative urban transitions in Africa's cities and developing rural areas Africa is the world's most rapidly urbanizing region. The predominantly rural continent is currently undergoing an “urban revolution” unlike any other, generally taking place without industrialization and often characterized by polarization, poverty, and fragmentation. While many cities have experienced construction booms and real estate speculation, others are marked by expanding informal economies and imploding infrastructures. The Urban Question in Africa: Uneven Geographies of Transition examines the imbalanced and contested nature of the ongoing urban transition of Africa. Edited and authored by leading experts on the subject, this unique volume develops an original theory conceptualizing cities as sociotechnical systems constituted by production, consumption, and infrastructure regimes. Throughout the book, in-depth chapters address the impacts of current meta-trends—global geopolitical shifts, economic changes, the climate crisis, and others—on Africa's cities and the broader development of the continent. Presents a novel framework based on extensive fieldwork in multiple countries and regions of the continentExamines geopolitical and socioeconomic topics such as manufacturing in African cities, the green economy in Africa, and the impact of China on urban AfricaDiscusses the prospects for generative urbanism to produce and sustain long-term development in AfricaFeatures high-quality maps, illustrations, and photographs The Urban Question in Africa: Uneven Geographies of Transition is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in geography, urban planning, and African studies, academic researchers, geographers, urban planners, and policymakers.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 22mmItem Weight: 539gAuthor: Padraig R. Carmody, James T. Murphy, Richard Grant, Francis Y. OwusuGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Science Nature & MathBook Series: RGS-IBG Book SeriesRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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