Rural-Urban Dynamics in the East African Mountains

• Andere auteurs: Racaud, Sylvain (Redacteur), Nakileza, Bob R. (Redacteur), Bart, François (Redacteur), Charlery de la Masselière, Bernard (Redacteur)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Nairobi Africae 2016
• Reeks: Africae Studies
• Onderwerpen: Human geography; urbanization; cities; urban dynamics; land use
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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...