Street Addressing and the Management of Cities

Street Addressing and the Management of Cities
ISBN-10
0821358154
ISBN-13
9780821358153
Category
Social Science
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Author
Catherine Farvacque-Vitkovi?

Description

There has been a dramatic demographic shift from rural areas to cities in sub-Saharan African countries over the last few decades. This continuing urbanisation trend has created new challenges for local governments in terms of managing urban services, since over half of the city streets in these countries have no names or addresses, and the problem is particularly acute in the poorest neighbourhoods. This publication examines the use of street addressing initiatives to address this problem, giving information on current and future applications, considering examples of use in many African countries, and setting out a methodological guide for implementing such initiatives.

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