International aid and urban change humanitarian presence in Bamako, Abidjan, Nairobi and Juba

The presence of expatriate humanitarian workers in African cities is not neutral. Country capitals receive large and sudden influx of expatriates during humanitarian crises responses. This book examines the influence of this presence on the local urban ecosystem, from the building of a security disc...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: De Roulet, Pablo, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bern ; [Lausanne] : Peter Lang International Academic Publishers [2022]
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009746526506719
Table of Contents:
  • List of Abbreviations - Introduction - Theory and Method - The Aid Industry: Social Field and Spatial Habitus - Panorama - Landscape of War - The Layer - Transformations - Synthesis - Conclusion - List of Figures - Bibliography.