Projecting the topodynamic evolution of the West-African urban system: Is West Africa heading for an "urbexplosion" or an "urbimplosion"?

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 405-426

  Tellier, Luc Normand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING REGION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; TOPODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN SYSTEM;

AFRICA, (WEST);

EID: 0030319472     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.1996.9669665     Document Type: Article

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