Urbanization and child growth failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A geographical analysis
This paper raises a fundamental question about Sub-Saharan Africa: has urbanization there been accompanied by improvements in personal wellbeing? It then proceeds to open an investigation focused on child health—in the form of child growth failure, including (i) stunting; (ii) wasting; and (iii) und...
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| author | Ru, Yating Haile, Beliyou Caruthers, John I. |
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| description | This paper raises a fundamental question about Sub-Saharan Africa: has urbanization there been accompanied by improvements in personal wellbeing? It then proceeds to open an investigation focused on child health—in the form of child growth failure, including (i) stunting; (ii) wasting; and (iii) underweight—that addresses the question. The main contribution of the work is to reconcile an array of data, collected across different spatial scales and over different timeframes, in a manner that enables some preliminary insight into the relationships explored. Evidence derived from the analysis suggests that the wave of urbanization breaking across Sub-Saharan Africa is associated with improvements in wellbeing, a finding that is qualified by need for further research. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1280642025-04-17T08:26:54Z Urbanization and child growth failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A geographical analysis Ru, Yating Haile, Beliyou Caruthers, John I. urbanization wellbeing child health child growth stunting wasting disease (nutritional disorder) underweight data This paper raises a fundamental question about Sub-Saharan Africa: has urbanization there been accompanied by improvements in personal wellbeing? It then proceeds to open an investigation focused on child health—in the form of child growth failure, including (i) stunting; (ii) wasting; and (iii) underweight—that addresses the question. The main contribution of the work is to reconcile an array of data, collected across different spatial scales and over different timeframes, in a manner that enables some preliminary insight into the relationships explored. Evidence derived from the analysis suggests that the wave of urbanization breaking across Sub-Saharan Africa is associated with improvements in wellbeing, a finding that is qualified by need for further research. 2022-07 2023-01-24T15:21:58Z 2023-01-24T15:21:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128064 en Open Access Springer Ru, Yating; Haile, Beliyou; and Caruthers, John I. 2022. Urbanization and child growth failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A geographical analysis. Journal of Geographical Systems 24: 441-473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10109-022-00374-w |
| spellingShingle | urbanization wellbeing child health child growth stunting wasting disease (nutritional disorder) underweight data Ru, Yating Haile, Beliyou Caruthers, John I. Urbanization and child growth failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A geographical analysis |
| title | Urbanization and child growth failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A geographical analysis |
| title_full | Urbanization and child growth failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A geographical analysis |
| title_fullStr | Urbanization and child growth failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A geographical analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urbanization and child growth failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A geographical analysis |
| title_short | Urbanization and child growth failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A geographical analysis |
| title_sort | urbanization and child growth failure in sub saharan africa a geographical analysis |
| topic | urbanization wellbeing child health child growth stunting wasting disease (nutritional disorder) underweight data |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128064 |
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