Nigerian CitiesToyin Falola, Steven J. Salm The growth of Nigeria's urban population has been,phenomenal, with Lagos being one of the fastest,growing cities in the world. Rapid growth also,brings problems, notably the shortage of social,amenities, crime and violence. Drawing on specific,examples from Lagos, Abeokuta and Kano, among,others, the book examines various issues on the,management of modern Nigerian cities. The original,analysis on the movement of people and goodsimproving sanitisation and minimising ethnic,tension in Nigerian cities over the last century,will engage scholars, experts and policy makers. |
Contents
Nigerian Cities in Historical Perspectives | 11 |
Early Urbanism in Northern Yorubaland | 47 |
Yoruba Commercial Diaspora and Settlement | 79 |
Railways and Urbanization | 101 |
Urban Food Supply and Vulnerability During | 127 |
The Growth of Anioma Cities | 153 |
The Magistrate Court and the Enforcement of | 183 |
Map of Lagos | 209 |
Bayo A Lawal | 255 |
The Stranger Problem and Social Ferment | 271 |
Health and Sanitation in Colonial Abeokuta | 293 |
Gender and Urban Space Experience in | 315 |
Urbanization and Social Reforms | 333 |
Ethnic Militias and Violence | 347 |
The Environment And Economic | 363 |
Notes on Authors | 377 |
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