Urbanization in Africa
Subtitle: A Handbook
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: June 30, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9780313277603
Subjects: Gender studies; Reference works; Urban communities; Urbanization; Social Science; Sociology; Sociology - Urban; Social Science / Sociology / Urban; Africa; Cities and towns; Growth; History
Description: The objective of this reference book is to present the different aspects and features of urbanization in Africa, both historical and contemporary. This reference work traces urban developments in Africa from their beginning in ancient Egypt through the medieval and early modern periods and contrasts the relatively stable urbanization patterns of the colonial period with the greatly accelerated urban growth since independence. The reference book is organized into three interelated parts which portray different aspects of urbanization in Africa.