Where to draw the line: Data problems and other difficulties estimating urbanisation in Africa

Pitfalls around estimating and tracking changes in urban populations

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
31 October 2018
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Food and Nutrition and Governance and Conflict
First published:
21 December 2016
Authors:
Borel-Saladin, J

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to review the current state of knowledge on the pitfalls around definitions of the urban and the use of census data in estimating and tracking changes in urban populations.

This work is part of 鈥楪overning Food Systems to Alleviate Poverty in Secondary Cities in Africa鈥� project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Department for International Development.

Citation

Jacqueline Borel-Saladin (2017) Where to draw the line: Data problems and other difficulties estimating urbanisation in Africa, Development Southern Africa, 34:2, 137-150, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2016.1259992

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