Urban environments in Africa : a critical analysis of environmental politics / Garth Myers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Myers, Garth Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization--Environmental aspects--Africa.

Urbanization.

Urban ecology (Sociology)--Africa--Case studies.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Urbanization--Environmental aspects.

Africa.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2016.

Summary:

Africa's urban population is growing rapidly, raising numerous environmental concerns. Urban areas are often linked to poverty, as well as power and wealth, and hazardous and unhealthy environments, as the pace of change stretches local resources. Yet there are a wide range of perspectives and possibilities for political analysis of these rapidly changing environments. Written by a widely respected author, this important book will mark a major new step forward in the study of Africa's urban environments. Using innovative research including fieldwork data, map analysis, place-name study, interviewing and fiction, the book explores environmentalism from a variety of perspectives, acknowledging the clash between Western planning mind-sets pursuing the goal of sustainable development, and the lived realities of residents of often poor, informal settlements. The book will be valuable to advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses in geography, urban studies, development students, environmental studies and African studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The experts 27

2 The past 59

3 The cityscape 83

4 The artists 113

5 The grassroots 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-207) and index.

ISBN:

9781447322917

1447322916

9781447322924

1447322924

OCLC:

944013859