PERSPECTIVES ON AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

This inter-disciplinary and multidisciplinary book contributes to our understanding of environmental issues in both urban and rural areas. From Nigeria and Cameroon in West Africa to Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa, the book provides a continental treatment of the environment in a number of new ways. Utilizing a variety of approaches, the contributors discuss the uses of land, land rights, food production, poverty, diseases, slums, climate change, technologies, science, the impact of external ideas, the intersections of the environment and culture, gender, and imperialism. Product details Publisher : Africa World Press; First edition (December 22, 2011) Language : English Paperback : 438 pages ISBN-10 : 1592218849 ISBN-13 : 978-1592218844 Item Weight : 1.44 pounds Dimensions : 5.91 x 1.02 x 8.86 inches