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Living the urban periphery
Infrastructure, everyday life and economic change in African city-regions
Series: Global Urban Transformations
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Living the Urban Periphery explores the vibrant and evolving edges of cities, focusing particularly on African urban peripheries. Despite their significant transformations, these areas are under-researched, with scant attention given to the patterns of building, growth, investment, and decline that define them, as well as the...
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See moreAn empirically rich analysis of the drivers and lived experiences of urban change in African peripheries with a focus on city-regions in Ethiopia, South Africa and Ghana. The book proposes five peripheral logics which frame the formation and character of urban peripheries and explores these on the ground through residents' voices and narratives.
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Living the Urban Periphery explores the vibrant and evolving edges of cities, focusing particularly on African urban peripheries. Despite their significant transformations, these areas are under-researched, with scant attention given to the patterns of building, growth, investment, and decline that define them, as well as the lived experiences of their inhabitants.
This co-authored monograph presents findings from an extensive comparative study involving Ethiopia and South Africa, complemented by insights from a related study on Ghana. It delves into the dual themes of living in these dynamically transforming urban environments and understanding the driving forces behind their evolution.
By conceptualising and applying five 'logics of periphery', this work provides unique, contextually-informed perspectives on the fundamental processes shaping urban peripheries. It also highlights the diverse manifestations of these processes in contemporary Africa for those living on the peripheries.
Series: Global Urban Transformations
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Living the urban periphery
Living the Urban Periphery explores the vibrant and evolving edges of cities, focusing particularly on African urban peripheries. Despite their significant transformations, these areas are under-researched, with scant attention given to the patterns of building, growth, investment, and decline that define them, as well as the lived experiences of their inhabitants. This co-authored monograph presents findings from an extensive comparative...Paperback$12600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781526198327
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Illustration: 40 b&w illustrations, including 6 maps & 3 tables. [COLOUR FOR EBOOKS.]
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 431g
Pages: 376
About the Author
Paula Meth is Reader in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield, and Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Sarah Charlton is Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development at the Global Development Institute (GDI) and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) at the University of Manchester.
Alison Todes is Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Witwatersrand.
Additional contributions from:
Sibongile Buthelezi, School of Built Environment & Development Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal.
Metadel Sileshi Belihu, PhD Candidate at Bauhaus-Universitt Weimar, Weimar, Germany.
Yohana Eyob, Architect and Urban Planner, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dr Jennifer Houghton, Senior Lecturer, Department of Town and Regional Planning, Durban University of Technology
Dr Divine Mawuli Asafo, Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Hull.
Dr Tatenda Mukwedeya, Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
Dr Zhengli Huang, Researcher, School of Geography and Planning, University of Sheffield
Dr Meseret Kassahun Desta, Independent Researcher, Nairobi, Kenya
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