Urbanization and socio-economic development in Africa  challenges and opportunities /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Abebe Shimeles and Nadege Desiree Yameogo. 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2014. 
 - 1 online resource (xvi, 189 p.) :  ill., maps. 
 - Routledge African studies ;  16 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Overview of urban development in Africa / Albert Mafusire Nadege Desiree Yameogo and Mthulincube -- 2. Cities as drivers of development / Ivan Turok --3. Institutions, decentralisation and urban development / Edgar Pieterse and Warren Smit --4. Financing urban development in Africa / Beacon Mbiba -- 5. Upgrading informal settlements in African cities / Solomon Mulugeta -- 6. The way forward / Nadege Desiree Yameogo ... [et al.]. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781315780023 (ebook : PDF) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Community development, Urban--Africa.<br/>Rural-urban migration--Africa.<br/>Urban policy--Africa.<br/>Urbanization--Economic aspects--Africa.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa--Economic conditions--1960-