[Geo4All] How Footpaths become Roads

[Munich Orientation Convention]

Hi Dan,

I'd suggest that you complement your book with the next step, a less academic but important matter: 

"How roads gain addresses" 	or similar
 
Today, the steps are:

1 - the footpath becomes a city road

2 - after tenths of years of sometimes disgusting discussions, a majority decide about a street name or an officer decides about a street identity code etc. 

3 - an officer decides about house numbers. 
Footpaths can continue growing on both ends, so this step can take a very long time. In Nezahualcoyotl/Mexico City, some footpaths became 8km long streets but still don't have house numbers.    

Some countries like Ivory Coast shorten this "best practice" with nice looking alternatives to lat/lon www.volksnav.de/alternatives , that means, the footpaths are ignored. 

As you know, the Munich Orientation Convention proposes new information: codes for crossings, stations, stop points, bridges, tunnels etc. As proposed in Cameroon www.volksnav.cm etc., the modern house number is simply a crossing code plus the distance to the crossing. Footpaths can continue growing. 

What about Uganda?

Henrique


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: GeoForAll [mailto:geoforall-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] Im Auftrag von Dan Bwanika
Gesendet: Montag, 27. August 2018 08:03
An: Urban Geography Discussion and Announcement Forum; Urban Update; GeoForAll
Cc: BISA-IPEG; ACUMEN
Betreff: [Geo4All] How Footpaths become Roads

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I am seeking out academics to co-author  my proposed book "How
Footpaths become City Roads" an African Physical Planning Perspective
in Remembrance of Ernst May (27 July 1886 – 11 September 1970).

The  book is intended as a potential reference academic work to be
used in African planning colleges and school.


Daniel Bwanika (+256 752972960)

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