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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction Part 1. Three Cities In West Africa: Nouakchott, Dakar And Abidjan 2. The African City 3. Nouakchott: New City, Old Concept 4. Dakar: The City; Pikine: The Suburbs 5. Abidjan: The Capital of French-Speaking West-Africa 6. The Three Cities Compared Part 2. Urban Planning 7. Master Plan for Urban Development of Nouakchott 8. Urban Master Plan for Dakar (2025) 9. Master Plan for Greater Abidjan 10. Three Cities, Three Plans Part 3. The Press 11. Public Space As Seen Through the Media 12. The Media, Public Space and the City of Nouakchott 13. The Media, Public Space and the City of Dakar 14. The Media, Public Space and the City of Abidjan 15. Commonalities and Differences Part 4. Images and Cities 16. Photographing Public Space 17. The Streets of Nouakchott 18. The Streets of Dakar 19. The Streets of Abidjan 20. Frames: City Summaries Part 5. Cities That Are Different, But Similar 21. Virtually Identical Cities 22. Urban Planning and Urban Models 23. Planning, the Media, Photography and Public Space 24. Recommendations
