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DIY urbanism in Africa : politics and practice
ISBN 9781786999016 · inbunden, ISBN 9781786999023 · häftad
Nordiska Afrikainstitutet (Publisher)
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London : Zed Books; Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2024xii, 235 sidor
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Africa Now · Africa Now[edited by] Stephen Marr and Patience Mususa
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DIY urbanism in Africa · ISBN 9781786999030 · PDF, ISBN 9781786999061 · e-bok (Annat format)Summary
"Urban Africa is undergoing a transformation unlike anywhere else in the world, as unprecedented numbers of people migrate to rapidly expanding cities. But despite the growing body of work on urban Africa, the lives of these new city dwellers have received relatively little attention, particularly when it comes to crucial issues of power and inequality. This interdisciplinary collection brings together contributions from urban studies, geography, and anthropology to provide new insights into the social and political dynamics of African cities, as well as uncovering the causes and consequences of urban inequality. Featuring rich new ethnographic research data and case studies drawn from across the continent, the collection shows that Africa's new urbanites have adapted to their environs in ways which often defy the assumptions of urban planners. By examining the experiences of these urban residents in confronting issues of power and agency, the contributors consider how such insights can inform more effective approaches to research, city planning and development both in Africa and beyond"
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Introduction: Do-it-yourself Urbanism in Africa's Cities / Patience Mususa and Stephen Marr -- 1. Comparative DIY Urbanisms: Reflections on a Concept's Pasts, Presents and Futures / Stephen Marr -- 2. The Makeshift City and Do-it-yourself (DIY) Urbanism / Martin J. Murray -- 3. Reflections on the DIY Paradigm and Urban Living in Nigeria / Mohamed-Bello Yunusa -- 4. DIY Urbanism in an African Context and its Potential as a Collaborative Placemaking Tool for Bridging Africa's Urban Infrastructure Deficit / Mathias Agbo Jr. -- 5. Political Economy of Community-Led Security Provisioning in Urban Africa / Victor Adetula -- 6. The Politics of Urban Insecurity: Hybrid relations and party dominance in Lagos / Nigeria, Henrik Angerbrandt -- 7. 'Accra We Dey': Precarious Histories, Creative Place-Making, and Reimagined Futures in Urban Ghana / Jennifer Hart -- 8. Everyday spatial practices and production of urban commons in Accra, Ghana / Victoria Okoye -- 9. Learning from DIY urbanism: Lessons from Freetown / Federico Monica -- 10. DIY Urbanism as Ecotopia: The Case of the Green Camp Gallery in Durban, South Africa / Antje Daniel -- 11. Disability and Urbanism in Malawi / Jonathan Makuwira -- 12. The Biopolitics of Do-it-yourself Urbanism on the Zambian Copperbelt / Patience Mususa -- Conclusion: DIY Urbanism as Politics of Interruption / Stephen Marr and Patience Mususa
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Stephen Marr, 1976- (Editor of compilation), Patience Mususa (Editor of compilation)Classification
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[edited by] Stephen Marr and Patience Mususapublication
London : Zed Books; Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2024Extent
xii, 235 sidorRelaterad beskrivning eller innehåll
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DIY urbanism in Africa · ISBN 9781786999030 · PDF, ISBN 9781786999061 · e-bok (Annat format)Series membership
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SubjectAfrica, Urban development, Towns, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Urbanism, Informal settlements, Urban planning, Urban population, Livelihood, Politics, Residential areas, Case studies, Daily life
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