West african studies : urbanisation dynamics in west africa 19502010 - africapolis i, 2015 update.

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Foreword The Sahel and West Africa Club The global e-Geopolis programme Executive summary Table of contents Overview -- Updating knowledge on urbanisation in West Africa Notes Bibliography Chapter 1. Challenges in tracking change in West African settlement dynamics 1.1 THE DEFINITION OF URBAN 1.2 THE GEOLOCATION OF LOCAL UNITS: MAJOR ADVANCES 1.3 THE SPECIAL CASE OF NIGERIA 1.4 PERSISTENT PROBLEMS, BUT A MINE OF NEW INFORMATION 1.5 CONSTRAINTS IN EVALUATING THE TOTAL NATIONAL POPULATION Notes Bibliography. Chapter 2. Demographic growth and the spread of agglomerations in West Africa2.1 RE-ACCELERATION OF URBAN POPULATION GROWTH 2.2 CONTINUED INCREASE IN THE LEVEL OF URBANISATION 2.3 DENSIFICATION AND DIFFUSION OF THE URBAN NETWORK 2.4 COASTAL AND URBAN CORRIDORS 2.5 CONTRASTED GROWTH BETWEEN METROPOLISES AND SMALL AGGLOMERATIONS 2.6 A "WEST AFRICAN SYSTEM"? Notes Bibliography Chapter 3. Urban morphologies and new urban forms in West Africa 3.1 THE DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT 3.2 TOWARDS THE FORMATION OF METROPOLITAN REGIONS 3.3 SPATIAL EXPANSION OF SECONDARY CITIES Notes Bibliography. Chapter 4. Estimating the population of Nigerian cities4.1 THE ISSUE 4.2 LACK OF RELIABLE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 4.3 THE PARTICULARITIES OF GEOGRAPHIC SUBDIVISIONS IN NIGERIA 4.4 A DEFICIENT ADMINISTRATIVE CARTOGRAPHY 4.5 METHODOLOGY 4.6 RESULTS 4.7 CONCLUSIONS ON NIGERIAN RESULTS Notes Bibliography.