International Aid and Urban Change : Humanitarian Presence in Bamako, Abidjan, Nairobi and Juba.

This work analyses the presence of humanitarian workers in African cities as a process of urban transformation. Humanitarian presence modifies the built environment and social relations. It results in development of economic activities targeted for expatriates while increasing an already unequal acc...

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Main Author: de Roulet, Pablo.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bern : Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers, 2022.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:This work analyses the presence of humanitarian workers in African cities as a process of urban transformation. Humanitarian presence modifies the built environment and social relations. It results in development of economic activities targeted for expatriates while increasing an already unequal access to housing and privatisation of public space.
Physical Description:1 online resource (366 pages)
ISBN:9783034345620