Rural-Urban Dynamics in the East African Mountains /

This edited volume brings to light how much the development of the mountains of East Africa relates to their surrounding fast-growing towns and cities. The contributors, most of them geographers from both East Africa and France, explore three cases: Mount Kenya (Kenya), Mount Elgon (on its Ugandan s...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Baron, Catherine
Körperschaft:
Institut français de recherche en Afrique
Weitere Verfasser:
Bart, François, Bonnassieux, Alain, Charlery de la Masselière, Bernard, Edaku, Charles, Edouard, Jean-Charles, Greenwood, Greg, Guillermou, Yves, Kihonge, Ephantus, Mainet, Guy, Mainet, Hélène, Mbataru, Patrick, Mbonile, Milline Jethro, Mukwaya, Paul, Murithi, Joseph Kariuki, Nakileza, Bob R., Nantumbwe, Clare M., Racaud, Sylvain, Tenywa, M. M., Bart, François
Format:
Software E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Nairobi : Africae, 2020.
Zusammenfassung:
This edited volume brings to light how much the development of the mountains of East Africa relates to their surrounding fast-growing towns and cities. The contributors, most of them geographers from both East Africa and France, explore three cases: Mount Kenya (Kenya), Mount Elgon (on its Ugandan side), and the Uporoto Mountains (Tanzania). They adopt a comparative perspective with earlier research and other East African mountains, such as Mount Kilimanjaro. The 12 chapters focus on one major recent upheaval: the growing urbanization that shapes new mountain systems. This phenomenon gives rise to the following questions: What are the links between rural and urban changes in such contexts? What are their impacts on livelihoods and development? This book, covering social and environmental issues relating to rural-urban exchanges and transformations, is the first of its kind for African mountains.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxxvi-352 p.)
Anmerkungen:
English
ISBN:
2-9573058-2-8
Schlagworte:
Urbanization > Africa, East.
Rural development > Africa, East.
Rural-urban relations > Africa, East.
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