Sub-Saharan Africa

An Environmental History

Bibliographic Data

ID19948872
AuthorsGregory H Maddox (0000-0002-6877-6193, corresponding author)
EditorsMark R Stoll
Year2006
Publication date2006-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueSub-Saharan Africa (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherABC-CLIO (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5040/9798216020929
OpenAlexW4399227107
ISBN9798216020929
LanguageEN
Citations received6

A wealth of information and analysis on the environmental forces that have helped shaped the cultures of the African continent. A scholarly reference work that will also appeal to the general reader,Sub-Saharan Africasets the story of the African environment within the context of geological time and shows how the continent's often harsh conditions prompted humans to develop unique skills in agriculture, animal husbandry, and environmental management. Part of ABC-CLIO'sNature and Human Societiesseries, this book enables readers to better grasp the extent of humanity's effect on our world. Of particular interest are the book's sections dealing with the impact of the Biafran famine of the 1960s, the Sahelian drought of the 1970s, population growth, and the ongoing challenges of war and HIV/AIDS. Crucially, the book also shows how, despite their relative poverty, many African states have coped admirably with rapid urbanization and have developed world-class conservation and sustainability programs in order to protect and harness some of the most endangered species in the world

Agriculture · Appeal · Archaeology · Biology · Context (archaeology) · Development economics · Economics · Environmental ethics · Ethnology · Famine · Geography · Humanity · Political science · Population · Poverty · Sociology · Sustainability · Ecology · History · Human Rights and Development · Law