Urbanization levels versus urban population growth: understanding the trends and contributory factors

Deborah Potts

Urbanization levels versus urban population growth: understanding the trends and contributory factors

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Abstract

This short article explains some of the common misunderstandings about the pace of urbanisation and Africa, and emphasises that there is much variability between the experiences of different countries.

Original language	English
Type	Contribution to UN Habitat, State of African Cities Report 2014
Media of output	Box in United Nations report
Publisher	UN - Habitat
Number of pages	2
Place of Publication	Nairobi
Volume	State of African Cities Report 2014
ISBN (Print)	978-92-1-133397-8
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Urbanization
Africa
Migration
Cities
Censuses

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Urbanization levels versus urban population growth: understanding the trends and contributory factors

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

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