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Author Myers, Garth Andrew, author.

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

Publication Info. Bristol : Policy Press, 2016.
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 214 pages) : illustrations, maps
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- The experts -- The past -- The cityscape -- The artists -- The grassroots -- Conclusion : urban environments, politics, and policies.
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.
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Subject Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- Africa.
Urbanization -- Environmental aspects.
Africa.
Urbanization.
Urban policy -- Environmental aspects -- Africa.
Urban policy -- Environmental aspects.
Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Africa.
Urban policy.
Sociology, Urban -- Africa.
Sociology, Urban.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Other Form: Print version: Myers, Garth Andrew. Urban environments in Africa. Bristol : Policy Press, 2016 9781447322917 (OCoLC)944013859
ISBN 9781447322948 (electronic book)
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9781447322917 (hardcover)
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9781447322924 (paperback)
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