Urban Environments in Africa

A Critical Analysis of Environmental Politics

Garth Myers

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Policy Press
24 February 2016

Urban communities; Social impact of environmental issues

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.

By: Garth Myers
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781447322917
ISBN 10: 1447322916
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 24 February 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; The Experts: The ‘State’ of Urban Environments in Africa; The Past: The Urban Biogeography of (Post)Colonialism; The Artists: Using African Literature to Read Urban Environments; The Cityscape: Place-Names, Culture and Spirits; From the Grass Roots: Popular Understandings of Urban Environmental Issues in Africa; Conclusion: Re-Reading Urban Environments.

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 chapters as well.

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