Rural-urban dynamics in Francophone Africa

Abstract

This book present some examples of the richness and variety of contemporary reserch on rural-urban interactions by francophone researchers. Case studies are drawn from Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Benin, Senegal and Togo.

<p>Contents: Introduction / Jonathan Baker -- Contemporary Dynamics of Small Towns in West Africa / Frédéric Giraut – Urban-Rural Interactions in Sub-Saharan Africa - The Case of Palimé and its Hinterland in South-West Togo / Gabriel Kwami Nyassogbo -- A New Look at Linking Towns in the Congo - What are the Alternatives for a better Structuring of Space? / Robert Edmond Ziavoula -- Cultural Dimensions of Urban-Rural Relations in Benin - The Case of Abomey and its Hinterland / Albert Tingbé-Azalou -- The Roles of Woman in Urban Rural Interaction - The Case of Sokone in Senegal / Alphonesine Bouya -- Urban Life and Traditional Models - A Study of the Social Networks in a Secondary Town in Côte d’Ivoire - the Example of Agboville / Gabin Kponhassia -- Dimbokro, the Typical Ivorian Town, or the Absence of Urban Rural Interaction? / Sylvie Bredeloup -- Dori-a Town in the Sahel - Social Identities and Urbanity / Jean-Bernard Ouedraogo -- What Solutions to the “Antagonistic” Urban Rural Relationship? - The Ouagadougou Suburb Project / Basilisa Sanou -- From the Rural Compound to the Urban Plot - Changes in the Architecture and the Functions of Dwellings in Mossi Country, Burkina Faso / Yveline Dévérin-Kouanda</p>