Urbanization in Tropical Africa: A Demographic Introduction. An International Urbanization Survey Report to the Ford Foundation

The basic point which this discussion attempts to emphasize is that the political perception of urbanization in Tropical Africa tends to be dominated by concern with urban unemployment (and its social and political consequences) as the major, visible and explosive byproduct of the acceleration of ru...

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Main Author Rosser, Colin
Format Publication
LanguageEnglish
Published 1972
Subjects
Africa (Tropical)
Demography
Living Standards
Population Distribution
Population Growth
Rural to Urban Migration
Rural Urban Differences
Slums
Urban Areas
Urban Improvement
Urban Planning
Urban Population
Urbanization
Africa
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Summary:The basic point which this discussion attempts to emphasize is that the political perception of urbanization in Tropical Africa tends to be dominated by concern with urban unemployment (and its social and political consequences) as the major, visible and explosive byproduct of the acceleration of rural-urban migration which has been one of the most striking features of the postwar period, and particularly the period since independence. Contents include: (1) definitions of the terms "urban" and "tropical Africa;" (2) the African urban inheritance; (3) Exploding cities in unexploding economies; (4) the rural-urban relationship; (5) the African Urban Experience; (6) the politics of urbanization. [For related documents in this series, see UD 013 731-013 736 and UD 013 738-013 744 for surveys of specific countries. For special studies analyzing urbanization in the Third World, see UD 013 745-UD 013 748.] (Author/SB)