Disposable Cities Garbage, Governance and Sustainable Development in Urban Africa

You must be logged in to access this title.

Sign up now

Already a member? Log in

Synopsis

Based on in-depth fieldwork in three cities, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Lusaka, this book provides a critical analysis of the United Nations Sustainable Cities Program in Africa (SCP). Focusing on the SCP's policies for solid waste management, which was identified as the top priority problem by the SCP, the book examines the success of these pilot schemes and the SCP's record in building new relationships between people and government. It argues that the SCP has operated in a political vacuum, without recognition of the long and problematic histories and cultural politics of urban environmental governance in Eastern and Southern Africa. This book brings these cultural and political histories to the fore in its examination of the contemporary dynamics. In doing so, it not only provides an insightful analysis of the policies and outcomes for the SCP, but also puts forward a historically grounded critique of neoliberalism, good governance and sustainable development discourses.

Book details

Series:
Re-materialising Cultural Geography
Author:
Garth Andrew Myers
ISBN:
9781351943604
Related ISBNs:
9780754643746, 9781138266766, 9781315257624
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
204
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2023-07-13
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2005
Copyright by:
Garth Andrew Myers 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Earth Sciences, Nonfiction