Kano : environment, society and development / A. I. Tanko and S. B. Momale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanko, A. I., author.

Momale, S. B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--Nigeria--Kano State.

Natural resources.

Kano State (Nigeria)--Politics and government.

Kano State (Nigeria).

Kano State (Nigeria)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (537 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; Asokoro, Nigeria : Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kano: Environment, Society and Development is a collection of research works on Kano and its environs. Though largely a rural economy, the region is known for its huge population, extensive landmass and abundant natural resources. As a richly endowed part of Nigeria, it is not surprising that it has attracted several scholarly studies on its physical and human environments, including the region's potential for leading the charge in the country's quest for economic development. Contributions in this volume cover a wide range of critical environmental, economic, political, demographic, cultural and health issues. The diversity of the themes explored attests to the complexity and breadth of the curriculum of contemporary academic studies of geography. The authors worked on the principle that there is a dynamic relationship between man and his environment and noted that in the Kano region, environmental resources play a great role in supporting and developing peoples' livelihoods. They also explored the complex pattern of relationships between the physical and human environmental resources utilised in the area. They equally interrogated the current policies and management of environmental resources in Nigeria, which are too frequently underpinned by a perspective that views African societies primarily as backward and lacking in livelihood sustainability.

Contents:

""Front ""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""Chapter One""; ""Chapter Two""; ""Chapter Three""; ""Chapter Four""; ""Chapter Five""; ""Chapter Six""; ""Chapter Seven""; ""Chapter Eight""; ""Chapter Nine""; ""Chapter Ten""; ""Chapter Twelve""; ""Chapter Thirteen""; ""Chapter Fourteen""; ""Chapter Fifteen""; ""Chapter Sixteen""; ""Chapter Seventeen""; ""Chapter Eighteen""; ""Chapter Nineteen""; ""Chapter Twenty""; ""Chapter Twenty One""; ""Chapter Twenty Two""; ""Chapter Twenty Three""; ""Chapter Twenty Four""; ""Chapter Twenty Five""; ""Chapter Twenty Six""; ""Chapter Twenty Seven""

""Chapter Twenty Eight""""Chapter Twenty Nine""; ""Chapter Thirty""; ""Chapter Thirty One""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 22, 2014).

OCLC:

896832725