Garth Andrew Myers

Broschiertes Buch

African Cities

Beschreibung

This groundbreaking book shows how as African societies become increasingly urban they challenge prevailing theories and models of urban development.

Autor

Garth Andrew Myers is Director of the Kansas African Studies Centre and Professor in the Departments of Geography and African/African-American Studies at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Verandahs of Power: Colonialism and Space in Urban Africa (Syracuse, 2003) and Disposable Cities: Garbage, Governance and Sustainable Development in Urban Africa (Ashgate, 2005), and the co-editor (with Martin Murray) of Cities in Contemporary Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006). He has published or co-authored more than 40 articles and book chapters, with the vast majority on African urban development topics. His research emphasizes eastern and southern African cities, primarily.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Zed Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9781848135093
• ISBN-10: 1848135092
• Artikelnr.: 33141403