Africa's Urban Revolution
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- 12 hodin čítania
A comprehensive survey of the key issues surrounding Africa's rapid urbanization, written by leading scholars and practitioners in the field.
Edgar Pieterse je riaditeľom Afrického centra pre mestá a profesorom na Škole architektúry, plánovania a geomatiky na Univerzite v Kapskom Meste. Je tiež zakladajúcim riaditeľom Isandla Institute, think-tanku pre mestské politiky, kde sa naďalej venuje výskumu zameranému na obhajobu záujmov.


A comprehensive survey of the key issues surrounding Africa's rapid urbanization, written by leading scholars and practitioners in the field.
The 'mega-cities' of the developing world are home to over 10 million people each and even smaller cities are experiencing unprecedented population surges. The problems surrounding this influx of people - slums, poverty, unemployment and lack of governance - have been well-documented. This book provides ways on how to deal with these challenges.