Disposable Cities: Garbage, Governance and Sustainable Development in Urban Africa

Author:   Garth Andrew Myers
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138266766


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   15 November 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Garth Andrew Myers
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138266766


ISBN 10:   1138266760
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   15 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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'African cities are now receiving the degree of critical intellectual scrutiny that they have long deserved. Myers' unique study of the environmental dilemmas facing Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Lusaka is a vital contribution to this burgeoning literature.' Matthew Gandy, University College London, UK 'This well-written, insightful book provides expert analysis of how neoliberalism, sustainable development, good governance and the politics of cultural difference intertwine and impact on waste management in three African cities in the UN Sustainable Cities Programme. A delightful, provocative and seminal contribution to cultural geography and the future of African urban development.' Miriam Grant, University of Calgary, Canada '...can be recommended for those desiring direction to source material or themes to consider in the much-needed development of scholarship in African urban studies.' African Studies Review 'Garth Myers has provided a rare and detailed glimpse of the intricate and chaotic urban dynamics in contemporary African development...This is a body of work that makes a significant contribution to the study of African urbanization...The book offers valuable lessons to many stakeholders in African development, especially public officials, academics, planners, community leaders and the philanthropic community.' Annals of the Association of American Geographers '...critical reading for anyone interested in the complexities of the intersection between political ecology and urban areas and the fluidity of state dynamics (or indeed each of these dynamics on their own)...by bringing these previously dispersed themes together within a single analytical framework Myers has generated an empirical account of the three cities that is extremely rich and multilayered.' Environment and Planning A 'This is a book that will be of interest to scholars and students interested in the livelihoods of the urban poor, in African cities including their con


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Garth Andrew Myers is Associate Professor of Geography and African/African-American Studies at the University of Kansas, USA.

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