Introduction
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 Ê¿political-ecological footprint ̀“.
Urban growth and land degradation in developing cities : change and challenges in Kano, Nigeria by Roy Maconachie. ISBN 9780754648284. Published by Ashgate in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.