Waterhouses. Landscapes, Housing, and the Making of Modern Lagos, Paperback/Mark Duerksen

How did Lagos, Nigeria, grow from a tiny island kingdom to a megalopolis famous for its frenetic and congested form of coastal urbanism? This first-of-its-kind history provides a comprehensive narrative for understanding one of Africa’s largest cities—its buoyant vibrancy and its two-headed problem of housing shortages and rising seas—today. Publisher: Ohio University Press Author(s): Mark Duerksen Illustration(s): 64 black-and-white Number of pages: 304 Collection: Research in International Studies, Africa Series Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 216 x 141 x 20 Cover type: Paperback