Has climate change driven urbanization in Africa?
Abstract
This paper documents strong but differentiated links between climate and urbanization in large panels of districts and cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, which has dried substantially in the past fifty years. The key dimension of heterogeneity is whether cities are likely to have manufacturing for export outside their regions, as opposed to being exclusively market towns providing local services to agricultural hinterlands. In regions where cities...
Paper Details
Title
Has climate change driven urbanization in Africa?
Published Date
Jan 1, 2017
Volume
124
Pages
60 - 82
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