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This edited volume brings to light how much the development of the mountains of East Africa relates to their surrounding fast-growing towns and cities. The contributors, most of them geographers from both East Africa and France, explore three cases: Mount Kenya (Kenya), Mount Elgon (on its Ugandan side), and the Uporoto Mountains (Tanzania). They adopt a comparative perspective with earlier research and other East African mountains, such as Mount Kilimanjaro. The 12 chapters focus on one major recent upheaval: the growing urbanization that shapes new mountain systems. This phenomenon gives rise to the following questions: What are the links between rural and urban changes in such contexts? What are their impacts on livelihoods and development? This book, covering social and environmental issues relating to rural-urban exchanges and transformations, is the first of its kind for African mountains.

Urbanization --- Rural development --- Rural-urban relations --- Africa, East --- Rural conditions. --- Rural-urban interaction --- Urban-rural interaction --- Urban-rural relations --- Sociology, Rural --- Sociology, Urban --- Community development, Rural --- Development, Rural --- Integrated rural development --- Regional development --- Rehabilitation, Rural --- Rural community development --- Rural economic development --- Agriculture and state --- Community development --- Economic development --- Regional planning --- Cities and towns, Movement to --- Urban development --- Urban systems --- Cities and towns --- Social history --- Urban policy --- Rural-urban migration --- Citizen participation --- Social aspects --- Africa, British East --- British East Africa --- East Africa --- urbanization --- cities --- urban dynamics --- land use