TY  - BOOK
AU  - Myers,Garth Andrew
TI  - Urban environments in Africa: a critical analysis of environmental politics 
SN  - 9781447322931
AV  - HT243 
U1  - 307.76096 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Bristol
PB  - Policy Press
KW  - Urban ecology (Sociology)
KW  - Africa
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Urbanization
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Society
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Previously issued in print: 2016; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - 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 work 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 work 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447322917.001.0001
ER  -