Urban Issues in Rapidly Growing Cities: Planning for Development in Addis Ababa

ISBN-13: 9781032174211 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 232 str.

Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel

Opis

This book critically assesses the complex urban issues, planning challenges and development opportunities of rapidly growing cities, using Addis Ababa as a case study.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Understanding Addis Ababa through African Urbanization  2. Addis Ababa: A City of Opportunities and Challenges  3. Air and Noise Pollution: Existential Problems  4. Plastic Bottles: Plastic Problems  5. In Front of Our Eyes: Indigenous Knowledge and Practices  6. The Moving Coffin: Transportation in Addis Ababa  7. An Informal City: Slums and Squatters  8. The Condominium Boom: A Solution to the Housing Problem?  9. Squeezed: The Disappearance of Open Spaces and Neighborhood Parks  10. Street Vendors: The Hyper Informal Economy  11. The Gap: Social and Economic Inequality  12. Cultural Shift  13. Conclusion: Making and Remaking Addis Ababa

O autorze

Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel is a professor of Urban Studies and Planning at California State University Northridge (CSUN), USA.