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Old 04-06-2006, 09:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
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The main point primary focus of the first part is urbanisation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, oOne century ago, cities were near to not really existing virtually nonexistent in this region, whereas and the United Nations projections for 2025 announce predict near to a half of Sub-Saharan Africans living in cities by 2025. It is an important change, having consequences for and being consequences of the development process. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the poorest regions of the world, on par with southern and south-eastern Asia. This region is experiencing heavy difficulties as they begin beginning a development process with heavy difficulties. According to the paper, one of the main “difficulties” that slows development process is demographic growth (an increase of 74% between 1930 and 1960, of 73% between 1960 and 1980 and of 35% between 1980 and 1990). Demographic growth and the development process lead of course to an exponential increase of in urban population, even if though the relative part proportion of Sub-Saharan African urban population in the entire world still is is still minor. This increase will be translated into both an increase in the size of existing urban zones and an increase in the number of existing cities. The urban network is based on three levels: first, conurbations and megalopolises, second, large cities, and third, small- and medium-sized cities. The XXIth twenty-first century African cities led by new generations in countries where more and more people claim an urban identity will take the place instead of the XXth twentieth century African cities which are based on a more or less segregated model inherited from colonial period. Demographic and social changes should be associated with political changing, change, especially in terms of planning regional planning, decentralisation, and local democracy.


Before I go any further, ann laure, I'll wait to hear back from you whether or not this is the kind of help you need.
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