Urban Environments in Africa: A Critical Analysis of Environmental Politics

Garth Myers

doi:10.46692/9781447322948

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.

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Dedication
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List of figures and tables
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List of abbreviations
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Glossary of foreign terms
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Note on the author
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction - Urban environments in Africa
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One - The experts
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Two - The past
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Three - The cityscape
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Four - The artists
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Five - The grassroots
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Conclusion - Urban environments, politics, and policies
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References
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Dedication
pp iii-iv

Contents
pp v-v

List of figures and tables
pp vi-vi

List of abbreviations
pp vii-vii

Glossary of foreign terms
pp viii-ix

Note on the author
pp x-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xiv

Introduction - Urban environments in Africa
pp 1-26

One - The experts
pp 27-58

Two - The past
pp 59-82

Three - The cityscape
pp 83-112

Four - The artists
pp 113-140

Five - The grassroots
pp 141-164

Conclusion - Urban environments, politics, and policies
pp 165-174

References
pp 175-208

Index
pp 209-214

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