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Author:   Deborah F Bryceson (University of Glasgow, Scotland) ,  Daniel F MacKinnon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781138383289

ISBN 10:   1138383287
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   23 August 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Eureka and beyond: mining’s impact on African urbanisation 2. Mining, housing and welfare in South Africa and Zambia: an historical perspective 3. The power of mining: the fall of gold and rise of Johannesburg 4. Mining, welfare and urbanisation: the wavering urban character of Zambia’s Copperbelt 5. Of prosperity, ghost towns and havens: mining and urbanisation in Zimbabwe 6. Botswana’s mining path to urbanisation and poverty alleviation 7. Unearthing treasure and trouble: mining as an impetus to urbanisation in Tanzania 8. Exploring the connections: mining and urbanisation in Ghana 9. A tale of two cities: urban transformation in gold-centred Butembo and diamond-rich Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo 10. Angola’s planned and unplanned urban growth: diamond mining towns in the Lunda Provinces 11. Diamond mining, urbanisation and social transformation in Sierra Leone

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Deborah Fahy Bryceson is a Reader in Urban Studies at the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK. Daniel MacKinnon is a Senior Research Fellow in Urban Studies at the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK.

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