Book Review: Africa’s urban revolution, edited by Susan Parnell and Edgar Pieterse

By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and the continent will have surpassed the 50% urban mark. Africa’s Urban Revolution aims to provide comprehensive insight into the key issues – demographic, cultural, political, technical, environmental and economic – surrounding African urbanization. This book will provide policy writers with much-needed information as well as various avenues through which to improve cities for future generations, writes Jonathan R. Beloff.