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Urban Environments in Africa: A Critical Analysis of Environmental Politics
Garth Andrew Myers
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Description for Urban Environments in Africa: A Critical Analysis of Environmental Politics
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSG; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
As Africa's urban population grows rapidly, this important book will mark a major new step forward in the study of Africa's urban environments. Using innovative research the book explores environmentalism from a variety of perspectives, acknowledging the clash between Western planning mind-sets focused on sustainable development and the lived realities of residents of often poor, informal settlements.
As Africa's urban population grows rapidly, this important book will mark a major new step forward in the study of Africa's urban environments. Using innovative research the book explores environmentalism from a variety of perspectives, acknowledging the clash between Western planning mind-sets focused on sustainable development and the lived realities of residents of often poor, informal settlements.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447322924
SKU
V9781447322924
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About Garth Andrew Myers
Garth Myers is the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Urban International Studies at Trinity College, Hartford, CT. He is director of the urban studies program and a member of the international studies program. He is the author of three other books on urban Africa and co-editor for two other volumes; he has published more than sixty articles and book ... Read more
Reviews for Urban Environments in Africa: A Critical Analysis of Environmental Politics
A tour de force that opens up an entirely new terrain of scholarly research on urban Africa this book fills a variety of huge gaps in the existing literature Martin Murray University of Michigan