Geography 2060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Swahili Coast, Sub-Saharan Africa, Wield

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Historical geography of ud: colonialism merely changed the path of urbanism in africa, colonialism impacted urban form indirectly at first (slave trade era), later directly (colonial settlement, most cities exhibit characteristics of multiple eras. London, pretoria: eventually decline in trade lead to emergence of new urban forms, european contributions primarily on the coast, grip on economic system stymied internal development, coastal settlements were only transshipment points and thus lacked urban facilities. Lack of diffusion of technology to the interior. Urbanization in the era of colonial rule: (cid:858) (cid:272)(cid:396)a(cid:373)(cid:271)le fo(cid:396) af(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:859: urbanization followed: part of euro social and political objectives. South african urbanization: mining, agro-industrial towns already well established by 1900 (dutch, british, more interior urban centers. Post-colonial urbanization: annual growth rates >10, mostly rural to majority urban in >50 years, urbanization not accompanied by economic transformation. In next few years it is predicted that africa will continue to be one of the fastest growing places in the world.

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