http://arcade.stanford.edu/category/tags/cultural-observations The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-ac http://arcade.stanford.edu/concerning-street-life-african-city <p>The evidence of material on African cities does not inspire confidence.  They are increasingly overcrowded with no clear plan for matching population growth to available facilities.  Sewage and garbage disposal are perennial problems. The hope some five decades ago when many countries gained freedom from their former colonial masters was that the cities would act as engines of growth.</p> <p><a href="http://arcade.stanford.edu/concerning-street-life-african-city">read more</a></p> http://arcade.stanford.edu/concerning-street-life-african-city#comments African urban studies cultural observations new media street life transnationalism http://arcade.stanford.edu/crss/node/301 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:53:08 -0700 Ato Quayson 301 at http://arcade.stanford.edu