02087nam a2200373 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003100112020002800143040002100171035002100192043001200213050002700225082002300252100002100275245014300296260005200439300003000491490004900521504006600570505047900636533015201115650005101267650005601318650005501374650006201429655002901491710001701520830005001537856012601587ebr10211477CaPaEBRm     o  u        cr cn|||||||||140717s2007    enkab   sb    001 0 eng    z  2006037660  z9780754648284 (alk. paper)  z0754648281 (alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)654720207  af-nr---14aHT384.N52bK366 2007eb04a307.7609669/772221 aMaconachie, Roy.10aUrban growth and land degradation in developing citiesh[electronic resource] :bchange and challenges in Kano, Nigeria /cRoy Maconachie.  aAldershot ;aBurlington, VT :bAshgate,cc2007.  axx, 194 p. :bill., maps.1 aKing's SOAS studies in development geography  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [169]-192) and index.0 aIntroduction -- 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2014.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aUrbanizationzNigeriazKano Metropolitan Area. 0aRegional planningzNigeriazKano Metropolitan Area. 0aLand degradationzNigeriazKano Metropolitan Area. 0aSustainable developmentzNigeriazKano Metropolitan Area. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc. 0aKing's SOAS studies in development geography.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10211477zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view