The African City
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The Story Of An African City
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Author : Joseph Forsyth Ingram
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
The Story Of An African City written by Joseph Forsyth Ingram and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Pietermaritzburg categories.
On the rise and progress of Maritzburg.
The African City
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Author : Anthony O'Connor
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-01-11
The African City written by Anthony O'Connor and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with Science categories.
This book explores various characteristics of tropical African cities, with special reference to change in the post-independence period. It stresses the diversity of urban forms and urban experience to be found within the region, distinguishing the more general features from those peculiar to individual cities. Much has been written about urban Africa, but nearly all relates to particular cities: this book provides a context for such studies. This review provides an essential foundation both for theoretical clarification of the processes of urbanization and for practical planning decisions. The topics covered range from rural-urban migration and national urban systems to the urban economy, housing , and the spatial structure of cities. The sharp contrasts between indigenous and colonial urban traditions are emphasized, but so also is the evidence for convergence today, as indigenization takes place in the colonial cities while Westernization proceeds ini those of indigenous origin. This book was first published in 1983.
The African City
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Author : Bill Freund
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-03-05
The African City written by Bill Freund and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-05 with History categories.
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Reflections On African Cities In Transition
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Author : Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Reflections On African Cities In Transition written by Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with Law categories.
This volume describes African cities in transition, and the economic, socio-political, and environmental challenges resulting from rapid post-colonial urbanization. As the African continent continues to transition from urban configurations inherited from colonial influences and history, it faces issues such as urban slum expansion, increased demands for energy and clean water, lack of adequate public transportation, high levels of inequality among different socio-economic population strata, and inadequate urban governance, planning, and policies. African cities in transition need to reconsider current policies and developmental trajectories to facilitate and sustain economic growth and Africa’s strategic repositioning in the world. Written by an international team of scholars and practitioners, this volume uses case studies to focus on key issues and developmental challenges in selected African cities. Topics include but are not limited to, smart cities, changing notions of democracy, the city’s role in attaining the SDGs, local governance, alternative models for governance and management, corruption, urbanisation and future cities.
The African City
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Author : Bill Freund
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-03-05
The African City written by Bill Freund and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-05 with History categories.
This book is comprehensive both in terms of time coverage, from before the Pharaohs to the present moment and in that it tries to consider cities from the entire continent, not just Sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from factual information and rich description material culled from many sources, it looks at many issues from why urban life emerged in the first place to how present-day African cities cope in difficult times. Instead of seeing towns and cities as somehow extraneous to the real Africa, it views them as an inherent part of developing Africa, indigenous, colonial, and post-colonial and emphasizes the extent to which the future of African society and African culture will likely be played out mostly in cities. The book is written to appeal to students of history but equally to geographers, planners, sociologists and development specialists interested in urban problems.
For The City Yet To Come
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Author : Abdou Maliqalim Simone
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2004-10-07
For The City Yet To Come written by Abdou Maliqalim Simone and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-07 with Political Science categories.
DIVA study of how colonial and postcolonial legacies manifest in African cities and African urban planning./div
The History Of African Cities South Of The Sahara
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Author : Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The History Of African Cities South Of The Sahara written by Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Cities have existed in sub-Saharan Africa since antiquity. But only now are historians and archaeologists rediscovering their rich heritage: the ancient ruins of Great Zimbabwe and Congo, the harbor cities at the Indian Ocean, the capitals of the Bantu Kingdoms, the Atlantic cities from the 16th to the 18th centuries, and the urban revolutions in the 19th century. Mercantile cities opened Africa to the world, Islamic cities became centers of scholarship and the trans-Saharan trade, Creole cities appeared after the first contact with Europeans, and Bantu cities of the hinterland reacted against them. The author has gone through vast numbers of archival records and conducted independent field research to analyze and describe the rich history of African cities even long before imperial colonization began, and she continues her story until the time of urban reorganization during industrialization. The result is a colorful panorama of urban lifestyles including unique examples of architecture, and lasting traditions of ethnic, cultural, religious, and commercial forms of co-existence.
The African City
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
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African Cities Through Local Eyes
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Author : Giuseppe Faldi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-10-16
African Cities Through Local Eyes written by Giuseppe Faldi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-16 with Political Science categories.
This book provides readers with a wide overview of place-based planning and design experiments addressing such powerful transformations in the African built environment. This continent is currently undergoing fast paced urban, institutional and environmental changes, which have stimulated an increasing interest for alternative architectural solutions, urban designs and comprehensive planning experiments. The international and balanced array of the collected contributions explore emerging research concepts for understanding urban and peri-urban processes in Africa, discuss bottom-up planning and design practices, and present inspirational and innovative co-design methods and participatory tools for steering such change through public spaces, sustainable services and infrastructures. The book is intended for students, researchers, decision-makers and practitioners engaged in planning and design for the built environment in Africa and the Global South at large.
Slavery And The Birth Of An African City
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Author : Kristin Mann
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2007-09-26
Slavery And The Birth Of An African City written by Kristin Mann and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-26 with History categories.
As the slave trade entered its last, illegal phase in the 19th century, the town of Lagos on West Africa's Bight of Benin became one of the most important port cities north of the equator. Slavery and the Birth of an African City explores the reasons for Lagos's sudden rise to power. By linking the histories of international slave markets to those of the regional suppliers and slave traders, Kristin Mann shows how the African slave trade forever altered the destiny of the tiny kingdom of Lagos. This magisterial work uncovers the relationship between African slavery and the growth of one of Africa's most vibrant cities.