Where to draw the line: Data problems and other difficulties estimating urbanisation in Africa
Pitfalls around estimating and tracking changes in urban populations
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 ‘Governing Food Systems to Alleviate Poverty in Secondary Cities in Africa’ 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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Where to draw the line: Data problems and other difficulties estimating urbanisation in Africa