Rural-Urban Dynamics in the East African Mountains

• Other Authors: Racaud, Sylvain (Editor), Nakileza, Bob R. (Editor), Bart, François (Editor), Charlery de la Masselière, Bernard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Nairobi Africae 2016
• Series: Africae Studies
• Subjects: Human geography; urbanization; cities; urban dynamics; land use
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...