{"id":1123,"date":"2012-03-07T11:40:45","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T11:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2013-03-18T16:57:38","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T16:57:38","slug":"rapid-urbanisation-in-sub-saharan-africa-is-a-fallacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/rapid-urbanisation-in-sub-saharan-africa-is-a-fallacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Urbanisation in sub-Saharan Africa is a fallacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Press-release-_Rapid-urabnisation-in-SSA-a-fallacy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1240\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"africa, cities, Deborah Potts, economic development, in-migration, rural, sub-Saharan Africa, urban planning, urbanisation\" src=\"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Urbanisation-with-border-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"africa, cities, Deborah Potts, economic development, in-migration, rural, sub-Saharan Africa, urban planning, urbanisation\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Urbanisation-with-border-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Urbanisation-with-border-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Urbanisation-with-border.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is frequently asserted that urbanisation levels are rising faster in sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else in the world. In the latest\u00a0<em>Counterpoint\u00a0<\/em>from\u00a0Africa Research Institute, \u201cWhatever happened to Africa\u2019s rapid urbanisation?\u201d, Dr. Deborah Potts presents evidence to show that the rate of urbanisation since the 1980s has stagnated \u2013 or even regressed \u2013 in many countries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Press-release-_Rapid-urabnisation-in-SSA-a-fallacy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1278\" title=\"Download PDF\" src=\"https:\/\/africaresearchinstitute.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pdf_download_ari.png\" alt=\"Download PDF\" width=\"55\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is frequently asserted that urbanisation levels are rising faster in sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else in the world. 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