Rural Urban Dynamics in the East African Mountains

<p>This book is the result of a long-term cooperation between French and East African scholars and universities under the aegis of the French Institute of Research in Africa (IFRA-Nairobi). It presents the main results of the research program Cooperation for University and Scientific Research (CORUS): Mountains and Small and Medium Cities in East Africa: Environmental Management, Flows of People and Resources, funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Afairs and supported by IFRA-Nairobi.</p><p>The specific subject is to rethink the development of the East African mountains in relation to the fast-growing towns and cities that surround them. Three East African mountains were chosen: Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon (Ugandan  side) and Uporoto Mountains (Tanzania). Comparisons are included, especially with Mount Kilimanjaro, which has been studied in previous books and programs (e.g. Kilimanjaro: Mountain, Memory and  Modernity, Mkuki na Nyota, Dar es Salaam, 2006).</p><p>The authors a