Urban growth and land degradation in developing cities : change and challenges in Kano, Nigeria / Roy Maconachie.

Author/creator Maconachie, Roy
Format Book
Publication InfoAldershot ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007.
Descriptionxx, 194 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesKings SOAS studies in development geography
King's SOAS studies in development geography. ^A538682
Contents 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".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [169]-192) and index.
LCCN 2006037660
ISBN9780754648284 (alk. paper)
ISBN0754648281 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HT384.N52 K366 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold