The infrastructural South : techno-environments of the third wave of urbanization

The infrastructural South : techno-environments of the third wave of urbanization / Jonathan Silver.

"An in-depth look at the infrastructural landscape of Africa's 3rd wave urbanization, drawing on case studies from Africa and the US"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silver, Jonathan (Urban geographer) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Series:Infrastructures series.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Urbanization > Africa > 21st century.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Africa.
City planning > Africa.
Sociology, Urban > Africa.
City planning
Infrastructure (Economics)
Sociology, Urban
Urbanization
Africa
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Into the Future
  • Urban Modernity and the African City
  • Infrastructural Security to Eco-Segregation
  • Between Survival and the Prefigurative
  • The Extended Time/Space of Infrastructure
  • Promises of Development, Experiences of Displacement
  • Infrastructural Catch Up 'Off the Map'
  • Digital Disruptions from 'Above' and 'Below'
  • Postcolonial Presents in the Metropole
  • Towards a Popular Infrastructure

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