African cities and collaborative futures : Urban platforms and metropolitan logistics

African cities and collaborative futures Urban platforms and metropolitan logistics

This groundbreaking volume brings together scholars from across the globe to discuss the infrastructure, energy, housing, safety and sustainability of African cities, as seen through local narratives of residents. Drawing on a variety of fields and extensive first-hand research, the contributions of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Keith, Michael, editor (editor), Santos, Andreza Aruska de Souza, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press [2021]
Colección:Global Urban Transformations
Materias:
Urban communities
Southern Africa
Human geography
Development studies
African cities; infrastructure; seeing like a city
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009653863206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • List of figures
  • Series editors' foreword
  • Notes on contributors
  • Acknowledgements and dedications
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 At the city edge
  • 3 Uncertain pasts and risk-sensitive futures in sub-Saharan urban transformation
  • 4 Beyond self-help
  • 5 Turning livelihood to rubbish?
  • 6 'Candles are not bright enough'
  • 7 Risky urban futures
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Index

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