Urban Planning, Housing and Spatial Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nature, Impact and Development Implications of Exogenous Forces
Description:... This book argues that a substantial portion of socio-economic problems of sub-Saharan African countries can be explained by physical and spatial planning schemes that were introduced by colonial officials and continue to be maintained by indigenous authorities in these countries. By focusing on colonial physical development policy, and linking this attribute of the historical experience of sub-Saharan African countries to their contemporary development problems, the book deviates from previous works designed to explain the prevalent problem of socio-economic "backwardness" in the region in terms of substantive coverage, orientation, and thematic development. (Adapté du résumé de l'éditeur).
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