Tom Goodfellow (Professor of Urban Studies and International Develo

Gebundenes Buch

Politics and the Urban Frontier

Transformation and Divergence in Late Urbanizing East Africa

Beschreibung

This book offers the first full-length comparative analysis of urban development trajectories in Eastern Africa and the political dynamics that underpin them. It offers a multi-scalar, historically-grounded, and interdisciplinary analysis of the urban transformations unfolding in the world's most dynamic crucible of urban change.

Autor

Tom Goodfellow is a Professor of Urban Studies and International Development at the University of Sheffield. His research focuses on the comparative political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, migration, and urban institutional change. His current and recent research has involved collaborations with a range of institutional partners including Addis Ababa University, Hawassa University, Makerere University, and Wits University. He is co-author of Cities and Development (Routledge 2016), sits on the Board of African Affairs, and is Treasurer of the IJURR Foundation.

Produktdetails

• Critical Frontiers of Theory, Research, and Policy in International Development Studies
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 165mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 692g
• ISBN-13: 9780198853107
• ISBN-10: 0198853106
• Artikelnr.: 66180253