Urbanization in Africa

This reference work provides a summary of historical and contemporary aspects of urbanization in Africa. The volume is organized in three parts. The first part provides a historical overview of urbanization in Africa from ancient civilizations to the present day. The second part provides detailed studies of urbanization in fifteen highly urbanized African countries. Each chapter in this section is devoted to one country, and the chapters are arranged alphabetically for convenient access. Countries profiled are located in different regions of the continent, and each has an urban population of at least 500,000 people. The third part of the volume includes chapters on topics of special importance to African urbanization, such as economics and demographics. The chapters are written by expert contributors and provide current references. The volume concludes with a selected bibliography.

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Foreword by Thomas S. Goliber
Preface
Introduction by Akin Mabogunje
Urbanization in Africa: A Historical Overview
Urbanization in Ancient Africa by Tertius Chandler
Urbanization in Medieval and Early Modern Africa by Tertius Chandler
Urbanization During Colonial Days in Sub-Saharan Africa by A. J. Christopher and James D. Tarver
The Growth of Africa's Urban Population by R. A. Obudho and Rose A. Obudho
Urbanization During the Post-colonial Days by H. Max Miller and Ram N. Singh
Urbanization in Selected Countries
Algeria by Keith Sutton
Angola by Filipe Amado, Fausto Cruz, and Ralph Hakkert
Congo by Gabriel Tati
Cô te D'Ivoire by Philippe Antoine and Aka Kouame
Egypt by Mohamed El-Attar
Ethiopia by Habtemariam Tesfaghiorghis
Kenya by Robert A. Obudho
Libya by Saad Kezeiri
Mali by Sekouba Diarra, Aka Kouame, Richard Marcoux, and Alain-Michel Camara
Morocco by Robert Escallier
Nigeria by S. I. Abumere
Senegal by Philippe Antoine and Gora Mboup
Sierra Leone by Toma J. Makannah and Mohamed Bailey
South Africa by Anthony Lemon and Gillian P. Cook
Zambia by Carole Rakodi
Special Urbanization Topics
Urbanization Policy and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa by Dennis A. Rondinelli
Economic Aspects of Rural-Urban Migration by John Weeks
Urbanization and National Capitals in Africa by A. J. Christopher
African HIV/AIDS and Urbanization by Peter O. Way
Africa's Urban Future: From Nation-States to A System of Regions by Brian J. L. Berry
Bibliography
Index