Source of conflicts as well as of revenues, urban land has become the inévitable prism to understand lhe dynamics and mutations at play in the African cities. Through lhe example of the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, this article focuses on the actors' stratégies, for one part, and on the networks and links existing between politics and urbanization, on the other. Created in 1 957, Nouakchott is today inhabiled by one million persons. In this section of Sahara, urban sprawl leaded lo a gênerai anarchy in spatial use. Auihorities have intended to control urbanization, notably by limiting land access. Several lavvs have been published but, aclually, they are frequently ignored. People know the législation, but they also learnt how to infri...
To understand urbanization in the Sahara today requires a historical perspective. It represents a co...
Urban explosion and migration of rural people to the towns and cities in Africa have in no way broke...
Urban explosion and migration of rural people to the towns and cities in Africa have in no way broke...
Source of conflicts as well as of revenues, urban land has become the inévitable prism to understand...
International audienceBoth stake and money ressource, urban land is nowdays inevitable in order to u...
International audienceBoth stake and money ressource, urban land is nowdays inevitable in order to u...
International audienceBoth stake and money ressource, urban land is nowdays inevitable in order to u...
Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital city, has known a process of extremely rapid growth for the past...
Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital city, has known a process of extremely rapid growth for the past...
Nouakchott and Khartoum are capital cities standing in-between the Arab world and subsaharian Africa...
Nouakchott and Khartoum are capital cities standing in-between the Arab world and subsaharian Africa...
Nouakchott and Khartoum are capital cities standing in-between the Arab world and subsaharian Africa...
Nouakchott and Khartoum are capital cities standing in-between the Arab world and subsaharian Africa...
Since the 1960s, a rapid urban growth has characterized French-speaking black Africa, where the numb...
Since the 1960s, a rapid urban growth has characterized French-speaking black Africa, where the numb...
To understand urbanization in the Sahara today requires a historical perspective. It represents a co...
Urban explosion and migration of rural people to the towns and cities in Africa have in no way broke...
Urban explosion and migration of rural people to the towns and cities in Africa have in no way broke...
Source of conflicts as well as of revenues, urban land has become the inévitable prism to understand...
International audienceBoth stake and money ressource, urban land is nowdays inevitable in order to u...
International audienceBoth stake and money ressource, urban land is nowdays inevitable in order to u...
International audienceBoth stake and money ressource, urban land is nowdays inevitable in order to u...
Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital city, has known a process of extremely rapid growth for the past...
Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital city, has known a process of extremely rapid growth for the past...
Nouakchott and Khartoum are capital cities standing in-between the Arab world and subsaharian Africa...
Nouakchott and Khartoum are capital cities standing in-between the Arab world and subsaharian Africa...
Nouakchott and Khartoum are capital cities standing in-between the Arab world and subsaharian Africa...
Nouakchott and Khartoum are capital cities standing in-between the Arab world and subsaharian Africa...
Since the 1960s, a rapid urban growth has characterized French-speaking black Africa, where the numb...
Since the 1960s, a rapid urban growth has characterized French-speaking black Africa, where the numb...
To understand urbanization in the Sahara today requires a historical perspective. It represents a co...
Urban explosion and migration of rural people to the towns and cities in Africa have in no way broke...
Urban explosion and migration of rural people to the towns and cities in Africa have in no way broke...