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Deborah Potts

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Publications

38

Citations

2.7K

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27

Active since

1985

Affiliations

King's College London(Current)

Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

SOAS University of London

University of Zimbabwe

King's College School

Deborah Potts is an author at King's College London specializing in african development, social sciences, and economic development.

Top concepts

African DevelopmentSocial SciencesEconomic DevelopmentDevelopment EconomicsBusinessEconomicsPublic PolicyAnthropologyUrban PlanningAfrican Displacement Studies

Publications per year

1985–2019

38

Publications

38

The slowing of sub-Saharan Africa's urbanization: evidence and implications for urban livelihoods

Deborah Potts · Environment and Urbanization · 2009 · 224 citations · Full text

Development Economics, Economic Development, Agricultural Economics +19

‘Restoring Order’? Operation Murambatsvina and the Urban Crisis in Zimbabwe

Deborah Potts · Journal of Southern African Studies · 2006 · 221 citations

Shall We Go Home? Increasing Urban Poverty in African Cities and Migration Processes

Deborah Potts · Geographical Journal · 1995 · 182 citations

Human Migration, Rural Economy, Economic Development +27

The urban informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa: from bad to good (and back again?)

Deborah Potts · Development Southern Africa · 2008 · 152 citations

Challenging the Myths of Urban Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Evidence from Nigeria

Deborah Potts · World Development · 2012 · 131 citations

Urban Geography, Urban Dynamics, African City +7

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