The infrastructural South : techno-environments of the third wave of urbanization

The infrastructural South techno-environments of the third wave of urbanization

"An in-depth look at the infrastructural landscape of Africa's 3rd wave urbanization, drawing on case studies from Africa and the US"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Silver, Jonathan (Urban geographer), author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press 2023.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Infrastructures Series
Materias:
Urbanization > Africa > 21st century.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Africa.
City planning > Africa.
Sociology, Urban > Africa.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development
HISTORY / Africa / South / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009863829506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: Into the Infra-Future
  • 2. Urban Modernity and the African City
  • 3. Infrastructural Security to Eco-Segregation
  • 4. Between Survival and the Prefigurative
  • 5. The Extended Time/Space of Infrastructure
  • 6. Promises of Development, Experiences of Displacement
  • 7. Infrastructural Catch-Up "Off the Map"
  • 8. Digital Disruptions from "Above" and "Below"
  • 9. Postcolonial Presents in the Metropole
  • 10. Toward a Popular Infrastructure
  • References
  • Sources
  • Index
  • Series List.

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