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2017
- handle: 10670/1.0wjsul
- hal: hal-01912054
- doi: 10.1080/00167223.2017.1354715
- PRODINRA: 420315
- WOS: 000410769600006
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Helene Mainet, « Town dwellers in their networks: urban-rural mobility and households’ strategies in Cameroon », Archive Ouverte d'INRAE, ID : 10.1080/00167223.2017.1354715
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Urban-rural interactions are important features of spatial dynamics in Africa that have been affected by recent economic, social and cultural transformations. The attention of academics and policy-makers has concentrated on the impact of such mobility on rural actors and economies. Our objective is to consider the point of view of urban households and to analyse how they manage to develop and use their "rural connections". The paper is based on in-depth qualitative fieldwork conducted in Cameroon, in Douala and Bafoussam. It presents an analysis of the configurations of urban resident mobility to rural regions. By mapping mobility we show the role of linkages with rural areas in urban household strategies. We also illustrate how a major city and a fast-growing secondary one differ in their connections with rural areas. The paper addresses what is one of the recurrent questions in the literature: will urban-rural linkages change in the long-term as the trend towards urbanization intensifies. Urban-rural mobility remains crucial, contributes to creating complex and dynamic networks. Collective connections are reaffirming the importance of the village and the region of origin. Mobility is a key element for many urban households in developing their urban position and strategies.