Addressing urban sprawl in Douala, Cameroon: Lessons from Xiamen integrated coastal management

This paper addresses the dynamics surrounding urban sprawl on the coastline of Douala, Cameroon. Douala is the economic capital, main seaport and the industrial nerve of Cameroon. Also, Douala harbours about 80% of the Cameroon׳s industries. Due to the centralized nature of economic activities in Do...

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Main Authors: Suinyuy Derrick Ngoran, XiongZhi Xue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Urban Management
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2226585615000023