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

Main entry:

Myers, Garth Andrew, author.

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2016.
©2016

Description:

xiv, 214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-207) and index.
Machine generated contents note: One. The experts -- Two. The past -- Three. The cityscape -- Four. The artists -- Five. The grassroots.

Summary:

This book explores the impact of Africa's rapidly growing urban population on local resources and the environment, acknowledging the clash between Western focus on sustainable development and the lived realities of residents of often poor, informal settlements.

ISBN:

9781447322917 (hbk.)
1447322916 (hbk.)
9781447322924 (pbk.)
1447322924 (pbk.)
9781447322955 (ePub)
9781447322962 (Mobi)

Subject:

Urbanization Environmental aspects Africa.
Urban ecology (Sociology) Africa Case studies.
Urbanisation Aspect de l'environnement Afrique.
Écologie urbaine Afrique Études de cas.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urbanization Environmental aspects.
Africa.
Urban Ecology
Environmental Policy
Stadsecologie
Milieubeleid

Form/genre:

Case studies.
Études de cas.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 304760
Call No.: BIB 250389
Status: Available

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