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Genesis and Urban Evolution of Cidade da Praia–Cape Verde
This chapter presents the geographical–historical background of the city of Praia, emphasizing the role of the initial town of Praia in the context...
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Urban Planning in the Municipality of Praia 1970–2020
The aim of this chapter is to examine the history of urban and spatial planning in the municipality of Praia, in Cape Verde, in the period from 1970...
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Cidade da Praia, Floods and Inundations: Problems and Challenges for Urban Governance
The Municipality of Praia, due to the nature of its territory, presents conditions, namely geological, geomorphologic, hydrological, among others,...
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Cidade da Praia: Natural Risks and Spatial Planning
The episodes of natural risks because of climate change, in the last 40 years, have manifested themselves with more frequency and amplitude, causing...
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Spatial Planning and Socio-Spatial Cohesion in Cape Verde
Cape Verde, a small island state, despite outstanding socio-economic indicators within the African context, faces deep urban–regional inequalities,...
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Luso-Mozambican Diplomatic Cooperation in the Case of the Terrorist Conflict in Cabo Delgado
Throughout 2021, the province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique had the attention of political circles and the media due to the attacks of terrorist...
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Urban Heritage in Ribeira Grande de Santiago – Cape Verde: Constraints, Opportunities, and Challenges for Urban Governance
The study of the urban heritage of Ribeira Grande de Santiago reveals a city structured in a functional or organic way since its beginnings in the...
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Urban Development in Cape Verde Between 1970 and 2020
This chapter analyses the urban development that took place in Cape Verde between 1970 and 2020. Its main objective is to understand how the urban...
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Housing Policies in Cape Verde, 1970–2020: Challenges and Opportunities for Urban Governance
Cape Verde has a shortage of housing and a large informal occupation of the territory, a direct expression of a slow response of the housing policy...
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The Portuguese-Speaking Small Island Develo** States: The Journey of Their Foreign Policies and International Relations
As we discuss in this chapter, despite having had a common colonizer over several centuries, the post-colonial trajectory of these three...
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Cabo Verde’s Geopolitical Relevance in the Mid-Atlantic
The aim of this article is to analyze the contribution that a Small African Island State such as Cabo Verde, located between Africa, Europe, and the...
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Introduction
This introductory chapter aims to outline some of the key features of the local governance system in Cape Verde. It ends with an outline of the book....
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Introduction
The intention of this book is not to research, discuss and present on topics related to colonialism. The work is also not meant to frame or challenge...
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Exploring the Interconnectedness of Globalisation and Conflict in Mozambique
Mozambique is presently facing a high-intensity intra-state conflict, which significantly undermines the peace and economic development of the...
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Local Government in Cape Verde 1970–2020
The chapter examines the system of local government in Cape Verde, discusses the decentralization process in the country since the independence, seen...
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Region-Building
Feldforschungen in alle Regionen und Länder der Erde vermittelten Ludger Kühnhardt umfangreiche Einsichten in die Zusammenhänge zwischen...
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The Portuguese-Speaking Small Island Develo** States: Their Journey of Social Development
In this chapter, we envisage depicting the social transformations observed in the Portuguese-speaking Small Island Develo** States (PSSIDS) over...
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Change of Era: First Outlooks on the post-Corona World (2020)
The year 2020 marks a turning point. The global Corona pandemic shows humanity for the first time that globality is more than an abstract concept....
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Guinea-Bissau
Portugal was the major power in the area throughout the colonial period. In 1974, after the Portuguese revolution, Portugal abandoned the struggle to...