Description: Urban Question in Africa : Uneven Geographies of Transition, Paperback by Carmody, Pádraig; Murphy, James T.; Owusu, Francis; Grant, Richard, ISBN 1119833620, ISBN-13 9781119833628, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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 th, 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 continent Examines geopolitical and socioeconomic topics such as manufacturing in African cities, the green economy in Africa, and the impact of China on urban Africa Discusses the prospects for generative urbanism to produce and sustain long-term development in Africa Features 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.
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Book Title: Urban Question in Africa : Uneven Geographies of Transition
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Name: Urban Question in Africa : Uneven Geographies of Transition
Language: English
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Subject: Social History, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Padraig R. Carmody, Richard Grant, James T. Murphy, Francis Y. Owusu
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Rgs-Ibg Book Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
