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Learning cities, town planning, and the creation of livelihoods

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Learning cities, town planning, and the creation of livelihoods/ Idowu Biao, Editor.
other author:	Biao, Idowu,
Published:	Hershey, Pennsylvania :IGI Global, : [2019],
Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 312 p.)
Subject:	City planning. -
Online resource:	http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-8134-5
ISBN:	9781522581352 (e-book)

Learning cities, town planning, and the creation of livelihoods
Learning cities, town planning, and the creation of livelihoods[electronic resource] /Idowu Biao, Editor. - Hershey, Pennsylvania :IGI Global,[2019] - 1 online resource (xxiii, 312 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Urban planning and its effects on the creation of livelihoods. Chapter 1. The historiography of town planning and its shifting paradigms in sub-saharan Africa ; Chapter 2. Debating the informal sector and urban planning in Botswana ; Chapter 3. Urban planning and the creation of livelihoods in sub-saharan Africa in the 21st century -- Section 2. Learning cities and the creation of livelihoods. Chapter 4. Learning cities: philosophy, history, and experiences from Africa ; Chapter 5. The informal economy in developing societies: implications for the learning cities concept ; Chapter 6. Widening access to learning in cities of the 21st century -- Section 3. Learning opportunities relating to street vending. Chapter 7. Street vending: a case of economic adaptation of the "Paanwalas" in Indian cities ; Chapter 8. Assessment of learning needs of street vendors in Ghana: implications for adult education ; Chapter 9. A survey of learning needs of street vendors in Nigeria: an appraisal of learning opportunities for sustainable livelihood ; Chapter 10. Incorporating media in promoting lifelong learning among street vendors in Ghana -- Section 4. Role of non-governmental organizations in teaching-learning activities in cities. Chapter 11. The role of non-governmental organizations in promoting lifelong learning in Botswana ; Chapter 12. Education, social capital, physical, and psychological access to healthcare among female migrants in informal settlements in Accra City, Ghana.

Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This book explores the links currently existing between town planning processes and the provision of both lifelong learning and livelihoods. It also examines the appropriateness of current cities vis-à-vis the types of learning required for living during the twenty-first century and the nature of livelihoods that city dwellers would be sourcing in the twenty-first century"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781522581352 (e-book)Subjects--Topical Terms:

554970
City planning.

LC Class. No.: HT165.5 / .L435 2019e

Dewey Class. No.: 307.1/216

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