African Urban Harvest

African Urban Harvest
Author: Gordon Prain
Publisher: IDRC
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2010-09-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1441962492

This book seeks to answer the question of how much urban agriculture helps feed and support people living in towns and cities with evidence and proposals based on studies in Eastern and Central Africa.

African Urban Economies

African Urban Economies
Author: D. Bryceson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2005-12-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230523013

Are Africa's most populous and economically dominant cities a force to reckon with in the twenty-first century? This book analyzes the economies of East and Southern Africa's 'apex' cities, probing how they have altered structurally over time and their current sources of economic vitality and vulnerability at local, national and international levels. Case study chapters focusing on Johannesburg, Chitungwiza, Gaborone, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Nairobi, Kampala and Mogadishu shed new light on contemporary African urban prospects and problems.

Small Town Africa

Small Town Africa
Author: Jonathan Baker
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1990
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789171063052

Mobile Africa

Mobile Africa
Author: Rijk van Dijk
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-07-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004492208

This anthology deals with the complexity, variety and experience of all the forms of mobility we witness today in Sub-Saharan Africa. Three sets of issues are being discussed. First, the concept of mobility itself is considered and how it is conceived of in distinction from sedentarity. Second, which forms of mobility can be distinguished, not only from the perspective of Western social sciences, but also from the perspective of people's own experiences, ideas, notions, etc? Social science in Africa has particularly focused on rural-urban migration, but it is clear that there are many other forms as well. Third, the concept of mobility concerns not only geographical space, but there are other 'spaces' to consider as well. In addition to 'forms of mobility' there is a 'mobility of forms' in which the perception of those other spaces plays a crucial role. In short, the book intends to turn the whole notion of mobility as a supposedly rupturing phenomenon on its head, emphasizing that rather through travelling connections are established and continuity is experienced. We are challenged to delve into the traveller's mind, to think and follow their multi-spatial livelihoods and to explore what it means to people if they move in a variety of spaces.

Ibss: Anthropology: 1988

Ibss: Anthropology: 1988
Author: British Library of Political and Economic Science
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1992
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780415064712

This bibliography lists the most important works in anthropology published in 1988.

Urban Competitiveness in Developing Economies

Urban Competitiveness in Developing Economies
Author: Peter Karl Kresl
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2020-07-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429811985

Plenty has been written on the competitiveness of megacities, capital cities, and regional hubs. Cities in developing countries have not yet received the same attention – this book fills that gap. An international team of expert academics have come together to present a comprehensive study of the competitiveness of cities in the developing world. Spanning Asia, Africa, and Latin America, this book homes in on specific city cases and examines how they relate to the rest of the global economy. The focus is on acknowledging their unique contexts, while drawing out commonalities, and ultimately identifying ways for them to enhance their competitiveness, wellbeing, and sustainability. This volume will be valuable reading to advanced students, researchers, and policymakers in urban and regional studies, economic geography, and economic development.