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Les politiques urbaines en afrique subsaharienne
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Les dernières décennies ont vu se multiplier les recherches consacrées aux pratiques urbaines dans les pays d'Afrique subsaharienne, quelles aient été menées par…
Une ethnographie à l'échelle de la ville : urbanité, histoire et reconnaissance à Koudougou
Une ethnographie à l'échelle de la ville - Urbanité, histoire et reconnaissance à Koudougou (Burkina Faso)
Présentation par l'éditeur :
L'Afrique du XXI° siècle sera urbaine. En trente ans, la…
L'état des villes africaines. Gouvernance, inégalités et marchés fonciers urbains
Extrait de la préface de Joan Clos, directeur général d'ONU-Habitat :
Les premières années de ce 21e siècle ont apporté un démenti cinglant à tous ceux, nombreux, qui croyaient à un mode…
Droit et ville en Afrique : étude de la décentralisation ivoirienne en matière d'urbanisme
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Au-delà de la Côte d'Ivoire, l'étude explore des réalités identiques qu'on peut observer sur le continent africain, où les villes, au carrefour de plusieurs…
Parlements de la rue. Espaces publics de la parole et citoyenneté en Afrique
Un dossier coordonné par Richard Banégas, Florence Brisset-Foucault et Armando Cutolo, avec les contributions de Claire Bénit-Gbaffou, Camille Dugrand, Eulanda Mkwanazi, Duncan Omanga, Souleymane Kouyaté, Jacob Rasmussen,…
Migrants and strangers in an African city: Exile, dignity, belonging
Abstract from the publisher: In cities throughout Africa, local inhabitants live alongside large populations of “strangers.” Bruce Whitehouse explores the condition of strangerhood for residents who have come from the West African Sahel…
African metropolitan architecture
Abstract from the publisher: The architecture and built environment of African cities are documented in groundbreaking photographs by acclaimed architect David Adjaye. David Adjaye is renowned for his highly acclaimed buildings in Europe and the…
Reducing Urban Poverty in the Global South
Urban areas in the Global South now house most of the world’s urban population and are projected to house almost all its increase between now and 2030. There is a growing recognition that the scale of urban poverty has been overlooked – and that it…
The cities of Roman Africa
Abstract from the publisher : The Roman province of Africa was one of richest in the Empire and as a result has some of the most spectacular remains. "The Cities of Roman Africa" examines the development of urban space and cultural life…
African cities : Alternative visions of urban theory and practice
Abstract from the publisher : As African societies come to live more and more in cities, they do so in ways that challenge prevailing theories and models of urban development in geography, sociology, anthropology, and planning. In this…
Cities with 'slums': From informal settlement eradication to a right to the city in Africa
Organisers' description: The UN’s Development target to improve the lives of 100 million ‘slum’ dwellers has been inappropriately communicated as a target to free cities of slums. Cities with ‘Slums’: from informal…
The urban challenge in Africa : Growth and management of its large cities
Extract from the Foreword by Heitor Gurgulino de Souza :
With contributions from prominent urban planning scholars and experts in Africa, The Urban Challenge in Africa: Growth and Management of Its Large Cities, edited by Professor Carole Rakodi of…
Rural-urban dynamics in Francophone Africa
Abstract from the publisher :
This book present some examples of the richness and variety of contemporary research on rural-urban interactions by francophone researchers. Case studies are drawn from Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Benin,…
Small town Africa : Studies in rural-urban interaction
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Small towns have often been considered as unimportant and have been largely ignored by policy-makers and researchers. Instead, attention was focussed on the large city or on rural development and agricultural change…
