Urbanization in Africa: A Handbook

524 Pages·1994·20.244 MB·English

by  James D. Tarver, Thomas J. Goliber

MARGARET D. SNEDEN LIBRARY
DAVENPORT COLLEGE
435 E. FULTON
GRAND RAPIDS, Ml 49503'
Davenport Educational System Libraries
30776'“,°" A,riCa : DVC“GR REF-GR
3 4 284 C 01 3 2 3252
307.76 Url
Tarver, James D.
Urbanization in Africa : a
handbook /
DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY
MARGARET D. SNEDEN LIBRARY
435 E. FULTON STREET
GRAND RAPIDS, Ml 40503
DAVENPORT COLLEGE LIBRARY
Urbanization in Africa.
,
1
•( >
-

Urbanization in
Africa
•
'
•*
}
Urbanization in
_Africa_
A Handbook
EDITED BY
James D. Tarver
FOREWORD BY
Thomas J. Goliber
i\/i/\prARFT D SNEDEN LIBRARY
GRAND RAPIDS, Ml 495CKi
GREENWOOD PRESS
WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT • LONDON
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Urbanization in Africa : a handbook / edited by James D. Tarver ;
foreword by Thomas J. Goliber.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 0-313-27760-5 (alk. paper)
1. Urbanization—Africa—History. 2. Cities and towns—Africa—
Growth—History. I. Tarver, James D.
HT384.A35U73 1994
307.76'096—dc20 93-11853
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.
Copyright © 1994 by James D. Tarver
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-11853
ISBN: 0-313-27760-5
First published in 1994
Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).
10 987654321
Contents
Figures and Tables ix
Foreword by Thomas J. Goliber xv
Preface xix
introduction: Cities and Africa’s Economic
Recovery
by Akin L. Mabogunje xxi
PART I. URBANIZATION IN AFRICA: A HISTORICAL
OVERVIEW
1. Urbanization in Ancient Africa
Tertius Chandler 3
2. Urbanization in Medieval and Early Modem Africa
Tertius Chandler 15
3. Urbanization during Colonial Days in Sub-Saharan
Africa
A. J. Christopher and James D. Tarver 33
4. The Growth of Africa’s Urban Population
Robert A. Obudho and Rose A. Obudho 49
VI Contents
5. Urbanization during the Postcolonial Days
H. Max Miller and Ram N. Singh 65
PART II. URBANIZATION IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
6. Algeria
Keith Sutton 83
7. Angola
Filipe R. Amado, Fausto Cruz, and Ralph Hakkert 105
8. Congo
Gabriel Tati 125
9. Cote D’Ivoire
Philippe Antoine and Aka Kouame 141
10. Egypt
Mohamed El-Attar 165
11. Ethiopia
Habtemariam Tesfaghiorghis 181
12. Kenya
Robert A. Obudho 198
13. Libya
Saad Kezeiri 213
14. Mali
Sekouba Diarra, Aka Kouame, Richard Marcoux,
and Alain-Michel Camara 230
15. Morocco
Robert Escallier 246
16. Nigeria
S. /. Abumere 262
17. Senegal
Philippe Antoine and Gora Mboup 279
18. Sierra Leone
Toma J. Makannah and Mohamed Bailey 298
19. South Africa
Anthony Lemon and Gillian P. Cook 315