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Always something else : urban Asia and Africa as experiment /

The most extensive urban demographic transitions ahead will take place in Africa and Asia. These transitions occur in regions where the majority of inhabitants remain trapped in vulnerable employment, which limits the capacities to plan, save, invest, and afford critical amenities, as well as limits...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simone, A. M. (Abdou Maliqalim) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basel, Switzerland : Basler Afrika Bibliographien, [2016]
Colección:Carl Schlettwein lectures ; 9.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The most extensive urban demographic transitions ahead will take place in Africa and Asia. These transitions occur in regions where the majority of inhabitants remain trapped in vulnerable employment, which limits the capacities to plan, save, invest, and afford critical amenities, as well as limits the horizons of what is considered possible. Yet, the aspirations for mobility, security, consumption, and attainment are enormous. How can different rationalities and practices of everyday sociality be more effectively connected to the prevailing concepts informing formal political and policymaking projects? How can incommensurable facets of urban life be folded into each other as a matter of an enlarged political practice? There is no pre-existent map that tells us how to link these equally important dimensions of urban life. Thus, any effort to consider the relationship between them is by necessity an experiment.
Notas:"Centre for African Studies Basel"--Cover
Descripción Física:1 online resource (51 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:3905758865
9783905758863
ISSN:2297-7058 ;