{"product_id":"urban-environments-in-africa-9781447322924","title":"Urban Environments in Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 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.","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408494764375,"sku":"9781447322924","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447322924.jpg?v=1730503112","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/urban-environments-in-africa-9781447322924","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}