Africa's Urban Revolution - Hardcover

Doctor Edgar Pieterse; Susan Parnell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780325215 ISBN 13: 9781780325217

Publisher: Zed Books, 2014

Synopsis

The facts of Africa’s rapid urbanisation are startling. By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and over half the continent's population will be urban. Yet in the minds of policy makers, scholars and much of the general public, Africa remains a quintessentially rural place. This lack of awareness and robust analysis means it is difficult to make a policy case for a more overtly urban agenda. As a result, there is across the continent insufficient urgency directed to responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with the world’s last major wave of urbanisation.

Drawing on the expertise of scholars and practitioners associated with the African Centre for Cities, and utilising a diverse array of case studies, Africa's Urban Revolution provides a comprehensive insight into the key issues - demographic, cultural, political, technical, environmental and economic - surrounding African urbanisation.

About this title

About the Author

Susan Parnell is an urban geographer in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT). She is centrally involved in the African Centre for Cities, serving on its executive.

Edgar Pieterse is holder of the South African Research Chair in Urban Policy. He is director of the African Centre for Cities and professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, both at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of, amongst other books, City Futures: Confronting the crisis of urban development (Zed Books, 2008).

Edition details

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780325215
• ISBN 13: 9781780325217
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Susan Parnell, Edgar Pieterse