The State of African Cities 2014

Obeng-Odoom, F

The State of African Cities 2014

Obeng-Odoom, F

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2016, 51 (4), pp. 389 - 397
Issue Date:: 2016-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Obeng-Odoom, F https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-7751	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2016, 51 (4), pp. 389 - 397	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0021-9096	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/30281
dc.description.abstract	© 2014, © The Author(s) 2014. After an unprecedented and notable delay, the State of African Cities Report 2014 has been published. It makes a bold claim for re-imagining urban sustainability in Africa, continuing two earlier attempts at shaping the nature of urban discussion among scholars, students, and practitioners interested in cities located in Africa. A systematic content analysis shows that although, as in previous attempts, the report is a major success in highlighting developments in African cities, this year’s attempt is undermined by severe drawbacks, among which are conceptual challenges, a failure to achieve agreement between the report’s claims and research findings, and a bias in focus against smaller African countries and their cities. In turn, there are many dark clouds hanging over this otherwise successful report.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Asian and African Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0021909614547604	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Cultural Studies	en_US
dc.title	The State of African Cities 2014	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	51	en_US
utslib.for	1601 Anthropology	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	51	en_US

Abstract:

© 2014, © The Author(s) 2014. After an unprecedented and notable delay, the State of African Cities Report 2014 has been published. It makes a bold claim for re-imagining urban sustainability in Africa, continuing two earlier attempts at shaping the nature of urban discussion among scholars, students, and practitioners interested in cities located in Africa. A systematic content analysis shows that although, as in previous attempts, the report is a major success in highlighting developments in African cities, this year’s attempt is undermined by severe drawbacks, among which are conceptual challenges, a failure to achieve agreement between the report’s claims and research findings, and a bias in focus against smaller African countries and their cities. In turn, there are many dark clouds hanging over this otherwise successful report.

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