Living The City In Africa

Author : Brigit Obrist,Veit Arlt,Elisio Macamo
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9783643801524

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Living the City in Africa by Brigit Obrist,Veit Arlt,Elisio Macamo Pdf

Research on cities worldwide still takes its cue from cities in Europe and the US, which are seen as the standard model. However, cities in the global South are undergoing a much more rapid transformation, including multiple interlinked transitions, with Africa featuring the highest urbanization rates world-wide. Scholars therefore call for a new approach to urban studies which examines cities from a more global comparative perspective. This book discusses the new approach, which pays added attention to the role that societal creativity plays in processes of urbanization, instead of concentrating exclusively on expert-driven planning and intervention. Especially in fast-growing cities with weaker institutional capacity for interventions, the interplay between intervention and invention, between expert and societal agency, becomes more tangible and all the more significant. (Series: Swiss African Studies / Schweizerische Afrikastudien / Etudes africaines suisses - Vol. 10)

Author : Miles Larmer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1108972772

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Living for the City by Miles Larmer Pdf

Living for the City is a social history of the Central African Copperbelt, considered as a single region encompassing the neighbouring mining regions of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Haut Katanga and Zambian Copperbelt mine towns have been understood as the vanguard of urban 'modernity' in Africa. Observers found in these towns new African communities that were experiencing what they wrongly understood as a transition from rural 'traditional' society - stable, superstitious and agricultural - to an urban existence characterised by industrial work discipline, the money economy and conspicuous consumption, Christianity, and nuclear families headed by male breadwinners supported by domesticated housewives. Miles Larmer challenges this representation of Copperbelt society, presenting an original analysis which integrates the region's social history with the production of knowledge about it, shaped by both changing political and intellectual contexts and by Copperbelt communities themselves. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Author : Bill Freund
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139459556

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The African City by Bill Freund Pdf

This book is comprehensive both in terms of time coverage, from before the Pharaohs to the present moment and in that it tries to consider cities from the entire continent, not just Sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from factual information and rich description material culled from many sources, it looks at many issues from why urban life emerged in the first place to how present-day African cities cope in difficult times. Instead of seeing towns and cities as somehow extraneous to the real Africa, it views them as an inherent part of developing Africa, indigenous, colonial, and post-colonial and emphasizes the extent to which the future of African society and African culture will likely be played out mostly in cities. The book is written to appeal to students of history but equally to geographers, planners, sociologists and development specialists interested in urban problems.

Author : Abdou Maliqalim Simone
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0822334453

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For the City Yet to Come by Abdou Maliqalim Simone Pdf

DIVA study of how colonial and postcolonial legacies manifest in African cities and African urban planning./div

Author : Carole Ammann,Till Förster
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004387942

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African Cities and the Development Conundrum by Carole Ammann,Till Förster Pdf

This 10th thematic volume of International Development Policy presents a collection of articles exploring some of the complex development challenges associated with Africa’s recent but extremely rapid pace of urbanisation that challenges still predominant but misleading images of Africa as a rural continent. Analysing urban settings through the diverse experiences and perspectives of inhabitants and stakeholders in cities across the continent, the authors consider the evolution of international development policy responses amidst the unique historical, social, economic and political contexts of Africa’s urban development. Contributors include: Carole Ammann, Claudia Baez Camargo, Claire Bénit-Gbaffou, Karen Büscher, Aba Obrumah Crentsil, Sascha Delz, Ton Dietz, Till Förster, Lucy Koechlin, Lalli Metsola, Garth Myers, George Owusu, Edgar Pieterse, Sebastian Prothmann, Warren Smit, and Florian Stoll.

Author : Arne Tostensen,Inge Tvedten,Mariken Vaa
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9171064656

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Associational Life in African Cities by Arne Tostensen,Inge Tvedten,Mariken Vaa Pdf

The book contains 17 chapters with material from 13 African countries, from Egypt to Swaziland and from Senegal to Kenya. Most of the authors are young African academics. The focus of the volume is the multitude of voluntary associations that has emerged in African cities in recent years. In many cases, they are a response to mounting poverty, failing infrastructure and services, and more generally, weak or abdicating urban governments. Some associations are new, in other cases, existing organizations are taking on new tasks. Associations may be neighbourhood-based, others may be city-wide and based on professional groupings or a shared ideology or religion. Still others have an ethnic base. Some of these organizations are engaged in both day-to-day matters of urban management and more long-term urban development. Urban associations challenge the monopoly of local and central government institutions.

Author : Margaret Peil
Publisher : Holmes & Meier Publishers
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015013889723

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Cities and Suburbs by Margaret Peil Pdf

Author : Abdou Maliqalim Simone,Abdelghani Abouhani
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1842775936

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Urban Africa by Abdou Maliqalim Simone,Abdelghani Abouhani Pdf

Including case studies from Dakar, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Kisangani, Jos, Zaria, Cairo and Marrakesh, this text presents the complex social dynamics of human survival in African cities today.

Author : Europa Publications
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 1474 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1857431839

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Africa South of the Sahara 2004 by Europa Publications Pdf

A definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries, providing invaluable economic and directory data.

Author : Katja Werthmann
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000603002

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City Life in Africa by Katja Werthmann Pdf

This book introduces readers to the anthropology of urban life in Africa, showing what ethnography can teach us about African city dwellers’ own notions, practices, and reflections. Social anthropologists have studied city life in Africa since the early 20th century. Their works have addressed a number of questions that are relevant until today: What happens to rural people who move to the city? What kinds of livelihoods do they pursue? How does city life affect moralities and practices connected with gender roles, marriage, parenthood, and intergenerational relations? In which social situations are ethnic and other collective identifications relevant? How do people make a home in the city? What forms of authority and leadership become relevant in urban governance? How do people talk about city life? This book asks what anthropologists have come to learn about Africans’ views on city life. It provides a critical acclaim of ethnographies in English, French, and German and elucidates anthropology’s contribution to understanding city life in Africa. It highlights the significance of female, African and Diaspora scholars for an emerging urban anthropology of Africa. The chapters are organized according to everyday activities of city dwellers: moving, connecting, governing, working, dwelling, and wayfinding. The book will be an essential read for students and researchers of social anthropology, African and urban studies, but also for professionals in research and development organizations, thinktanks, and other institutions concerned with urban Africa.

Author : John Hannigan,Greg Richards
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 839 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781526421616

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The SAGE Handbook of New Urban Studies by John Hannigan,Greg Richards Pdf

The last two decades have been an exciting and richly productive period for debate and academic research on the city. The SAGE Handbook of New Urban Studies offers comprehensive coverage of this modern re-thinking of urban theory, both gathering together the best of what has been achieved so far, and signalling the way to future theoretical insights and empirically grounded research. Featuring many of the top international names in the field, the handbook is divided into nine key sections: SECTION 1: THE GLOBALIZED CITY SECTION 2: URBAN ENTREPRENEURIALISM, BRANDING, GOVERNANCE SECTION 3: MARGINALITY, RISK AND RESILIENCE SECTION 4: SUBURBS AND SUBURBANIZATION: STRATIFICATION, SPRAWL, SUSTAINABILITY SECTION 5: DISTINCTIVE AND VISIBLE CITIES SECTION 6: CREATIVE CITIES SECTION 7: URBANIZATION, URBANITY AND URBAN LIFESTYLES SECTION 8: NEW DIRECTIONS IN URBAN THEORY SECTION 9: URBAN FUTURES This is a central resource for researchers and students of Sociology, Cultural Geography and Urban Studies.

Author : Stephen Marr,Patience Mususa
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781786999061

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DIY Urbanism in Africa by Stephen Marr,Patience Mususa Pdf

Protracted economic crises, accelerating inequalities, and increased resource scarcity present significant challenges for the majority of Africa's urban population. Limited state capacity and widespread infrastructure deficiencies common in cities across the continent often require residents to draw on their own resources, knowledge, and expertise to resolve these life and livelihood dilemmas. DIY Urbanism in Africa investigates these practices. It develops a theoretical framework through which to analyze them, and it presents a series of case studies to demonstrate how residents invent new DIY tactics and strategies in response to security, place-making, or economic problems. This book offers a timely critical intervention into literatures on urban development and politics in Africa. It is valuable to students, policymakers, and urban practitioners keen to understand the mechanisms and political implications of widespread dynamics now shaping Africa's expanding urban environments.

Author : Michelle Provoost,Rachel Keeton
Publisher : Nai010 Publishers
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9462083924

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To Build a City in Africa by Michelle Provoost,Rachel Keeton Pdf

Africa's population and economic growth make it the world's fastest urbanizing continent. While some might still associate Africa with rural development, the future of Africa is, in fact, very urban. This urbanization is a huge challenge in areas with fragile institutional frameworks and chronic poverty. Many migrants moving to the city end up in self-organized settlements without basic services. One alternative is being offered by developers and investors who have designed and built new towns in Africa that are modelled after Asian and American cities. But is this really a proper alternative? Does one size fit all?00'Urban Africa' brings together authors from various academic, political and design backgrounds; as well as case studies on new towns in, amongst others Ghana, Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Morocco and Kenya. In this way, the book provides a critical narrative about contemporary 'Urban Africa' and the western world's role - if any - in the radical transformations happening today.

Author : AbdouMaliq Simone
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9171066780

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The Social Infrastructure of City Life in Contemporary Africa by AbdouMaliq Simone Pdf

The growth of cities is one of the most significant aspects of the contemporary transformation of African societies. Cities in Africa are the sites of major political, economic and social innovation, and thus play a critical role in national politics, domestic economic growth and social development. They are also key platforms for interaction with the wider world and mediate between global and national contexts. Cities are variously positioned in global flows of resources, goods and ideas, and are shaped by varied historical trajectories and local cultures. The result is a great diversity of urban societies across the continent. Cities in Africa are not only growing rapidly but are also undergoing deep political, economic and social transformation. They are changing in ways that defy usual notions of urbanism. In their dazzling complexity, they challenge most theories of the urban. African cities represent major challenges as well as opportunities. Both need to be understood and addressed if a sustainable urban future is to be achieved on the continent. The Urban Cluster of the Nordic Africa Institute, through its research, seeks to contribute to an understanding of processes of urban change in Africa. This discussion paper by Professor AbdouMaliq Simone, commissioned by the Urban Cluster, is a valuable contribution to shaping the research agenda on urban Africa.

Author : Peter Marris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015028082751

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African City Life by Peter Marris Pdf