Waterhouses: landscapes, housing, and the making of modern lagos
Auteur :
Duerksen, Mark
Éditeur :
Ohio University Press
ISBN :
9780896803329
Date de publication :
27 août 2024
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
How did Lagos, Nigeria, grow from a tiny island kingdom to a megalopolis famous for its frenetic and congested form of coastal urbanism? This first-of-its-kind history provides a comprehensive narrative for understanding one of Africa’s largest cities—its buoyant vibrancy and its two-headed problem of housing shortages and rising seas—today.