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African Environmental Crisis: A History of Science for Development book cover

1st Edition

African Environmental Crisis A History of Science for Development

By Gufu Oba Copyright 2020
258 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

258 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores how and why the idea of the African environmental crisis developed and persisted through colonial and post-colonial periods, and why it has been so influential in development discourse. From the beginnings of imperial administration, the idea of the desiccation of African environments grew in popularity, but this crisis discourse was dominated by the imposition of imperial... Read more

1 The African environmental crisis: Is it a myth? An introduction

PART 1. EMPIRE, SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT

2 European exploration of East Africa: Textual analysis of travel narratives, 1831–1900

3 Imperial scientific infrastructure: Science for development, 1848–1960s

4 African environmental crisis narratives: Schemes, technology and development, 1904–1960

PART 2. ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH

5 Experimental science and development: A re-evaluation of the Environmental crisis hypothesis, 1939–1960

6 Social science research: Behavioral responses to development, 1919–1950

7 Administrative science for development dialogue: Three Kenyan case studies, 1943–1954

PART 3. VECTORS, PESTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

8 Tsetse fly control in East Africa: Environmental and social impacts, 1880–1959

9 Locust invasion and control in East Africa: Economic and environmental impacts, 1890–1960s

10 A synthesis: Conclusions and epilog

Index

Biography

Gufu Oba is professor at the Faculty of Landscape and Society (LANDSAM) in the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. His work is interdisciplinary; combining natural sciences, pastoralism and environmental history. His previous books include; Nomads in the shadows of empires (2013), Climate change adaptation in Africa (2014) and Herder warfare in East Africa (2017).

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