Urban growth and land degradation in developing cities: change and challenges in Kano, Nigeria
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1. Verfasser: Maconachie, Roy (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Aldershot Ashgate ©2007
Schriftenreihe:King's SOAS studies in development geography
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-192) and index
Introduction -- Sustainability, land degradation and peri-urban expansion -- Historical background to farming in the Kano close-settled zone -- The area of study : the Kano close-settled zone -- Land, soil and sustainable livelihoods -- Urban pressure and woodland degradation : perceptions of tree cover change in the Kano close-settled zone -- Water quality, urban waste and sustainability -- Sustainability challenged? seeing beyond Kano's 'political-ecological footprint'
Peri-urban livelihood strategies have become an increasingly important survival mechanism in the context of rapid urban growth. This book uses an innovative combination of methodologies from both the natural and social sciences to examine recent developments in and around the city of Kano in northern Nigeria, and in doing so, provides insights into the sustainability of these livelihood strategies
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 194 pages)
ISBN:9780754685777
0754685772
9780754648284
0754648281

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