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Demographic aspects of urbanization in Africa: A re-assessment of recent patterns

Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA (DVS) / In recent years, urban growth has been one of the major challenges in Africa. The increasing size
and unwieldiness of towns and cities are a result of an on-going rapid urbanisation. The process of
this rapid urbanisation in Africa is driven by the pursuit of employment and a better standard of
living, which is rarely offered or available in rural areas (Okeke, 2014). Urbanisation brings about
better services and livelihoods to millions, but poverty remains high in the rural and urban areas
of Africa. Urbanisation is defined as an increase in the percentage of people living in towns and
cities, which takes place as people move from rural to urban areas for better living standards.
Urbanisation increases as a result of the extent and density of the cities.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/6167
Date January 2018
CreatorsJambeinge, Theopolina Ndivahole
ContributorsTati, Gabriel
PublisherUniversity of the Western Cape
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
RightsUniversity of the Western Cape

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