The transformation of Addis Ababa : a multiform African city /

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Nowhere in Africa is urban development occurring as rapidly as in Ethiopia's capital city, Addis Ababa, at the present moment. During the last decade and a half, massive construction projects in housing, commercial buildings and infrastructure have transformed the landscape of the city, creatin...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Alemayehu, Elias Yitbarek (Editor ), Stark, Laura (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
Temas:
Urban renewal > Ethiopia > Addis Ababa.
City planning > Ethiopia > Addis Ababa.
Rénovation urbaine > Éthiopie > Addis-Abeba.
City & town planning > architectural aspects.
Urban communities.
Urban economics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
City planning
Social conditions
Urban renewal
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) > Social conditions.
Addis-Abeba (Éthiopie) > Conditions sociales.
Ethiopia > Addis Ababa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Nowhere in Africa is urban development occurring as rapidly as in Ethiopia's capital city, Addis Ababa, at the present moment. During the last decade and a half, massive construction projects in housing, commercial buildings and infrastructure have transformed the landscape of the city, creating a social experiment that has never been replicated on such a massive scale in Africa. This volume, written by Ethiopian and Finnish experts in urban planning, architecture, geography, and ethnology, documents for the first time Addis Ababa's process of radical transformation. It asks how the city's poo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781527522725
1527522725

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