Rural-Urban Dynamics in the East African Mountains
Sylvain Racaud, Bob R. Nakileza, François Bart, Bernard Charlery de la Masselière
Elektronisk ressurs Engelsk 2020 Catherine Baron
| Utgitt | Nairobi : Africae , 2020
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xxxvi-352 p.)
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| Opplysninger | 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.
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| ISBN | 2-9573058-2-8
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