Africa's Urban Revolution by Pieterse, Doctor Edgar

Africa's Urban Revolution (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781780325217)

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Africa's Urban Revolution by Pieterse, Doctor Edgar

Africa's Urban Revolution

$115.00
Africa's Urban Revolution by Pieterse, Doctor Edgar

Africa's Urban Revolution

$115.00
Format: Hardcover
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The facts of Africa's rapid urbanisation are startling. By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and over half the continent's population will be urban. Yet in the minds of policy makers, scholars and much of the general public, Africa remains a quintessentially rural place. This lack of awareness and robust analysis means it is difficult to make a policy case for a more overtly urban agenda. As a result, there is across the continent insufficient urgency directed to responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with the world's last major wave of urbanisation.

Drawing on the expertise of scholars and practitioners associated with the African Centre for Cities, and utilising a diverse array of case studies, Africa's Urban Revolution provides a comprehensive insight into the key issues - demographic, cultural, political, technical, environmental and economic - surrounding African urbanisation.



Author: Edgar Pieterse
ISBN-10: 1780325215
ISBN-13: 9781780325217
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2014
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d
By Edgar Pieterse
By Edgar Pieterse
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Susan Parnell is an urban geographer in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She is centrally involved in the African Centre for Cities, serving on its executive.

Edgar Pieterse is holder of the South African Research Chair in Urban Policy. He is director of the African Centre for Cities and professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, both at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of, amongst other books, City Futures: Confronting the crisis of urban development (Zed Books, 2008).
Susan Parnell is an urban geographer in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She is centrally involved in the African Centre for Cities, serving on its executive.

Edgar Pieterse is holder of the South African Research Chair in Urban Policy. He is director of the African Centre for Cities and professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, both at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of, amongst other books, City Futures: Confronting the crisis of urban development (Zed Books, 2008).

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