Protracted economic crises, accelerating inequalities, and increased resource scarcity present significant challenges for the majority of Africa's urban population. Limited state capacity and widespread infrastructure deficiencies common in cities across the continent often require residents to draw on their own resources, knowledge, and expertise to resolve these ...

Protracted economic crises, accelerating inequalities, and increased resource scarcity present significant challenges for the majority of Africa's urban population. Limited state capacity and widespread infrastructure deficiencies common in cities across the continent often require residents to draw on their own resources, knowledge, and expertise to resolve these ...

Protracted economic crises, accelerating inequalities, and increased resource scarcity present significant challenges for the majority of Africa's urban population. Limited state capacity and widespread infrastructure deficiencies common in cities across the continent often require residents to draw on their own resources, knowledge, and expertise to resolve these ...

This article focuses on the character of life and social welfare services in the mining towns of what was once the most urbanised country in central Africa. The services provided by mining companies varied over the years: from minimal at the time of the industry's establishment in the 1920s; to a period of largesse between the 1950s and the late 1970s; and then a s...

The collection addresses how across Africa’s cities urban dwellers are preparing and planning for a variety of climate and environmental shocks and stresses within situations of infrastructural deficiencies and socio-economic distress.

The collection addresses how across Africa’s cities urban dwellers are preparing and planning for a variety of climate and environmental shocks and stresses within situations of infrastructural deficiencies and socio-economic distress.