Rurban in Africa

Date :

Editeur / Publisher : Clermont-Ferrand : Rurban in Africa , 2013-2014

Format : 1 ressource dématérialisée

Langue / Language : français / French

Classification Dewey : 307.141 6096

Résumé / Abstract : Le carnet Rurban Africa rend compte du travail des équipes françaises et francophones impliquées dans le programme européen Rurban Africa (African Rural-City Connections). L'objet scientifique porte sur les relations villes-campagnes en Afrique, principalement dans les pays partenaires (Ghana, Cameroun, Rwanda et Tanzanie). Les principaux volets de recherche concernent l'impact des transformations agricoles et rurales, les mobilités et les processus d'urbanisation dans les reconfigurations des relations villes-campagnes (fre)

Résumé / Abstract : The platform Rurban Africa reflects the progress of the French and French-speaking teams involved in the African Rural-City Connections (RurbanAfrica) european project. The overall objective is to explore the connections between rural transformations, mobility, and urbanization processes and analyze how these contribute to an understanding of the scale, nature and location of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. This includes critically scrutinizing the assumption that migration from rural areas to cities is one of the major development challenges faced by national and local governments in their efforts to stimulate economic growth and curb poverty.The Rurban Africa project focuses on four sub-Saharan African countries: Rwanda, Tanzania, Cameroon and Ghana (eng)