Water, History and Politics in Zimbabwe: Bulawayo's Struggles with the Environment, 1894-2008 - Softcover

Muchaparara Musemwa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159221973X ISBN 13: 9781592219735

Publisher: AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 2014

Synopsis

This book examines the City of Bulawayo's struggles with the environment from 1894 to 2008 given its location in the perennially semi-arid region of south-western Zimbabwe. It focuses on a case-study of Makokoba and explores the history of its African residents and their struggles over access to water during this period from a 'sustainable livelihoods' perspective - one which emphasises that human security and environmental sustainability are intertwined. It argues that water scarcity in Bulawayo was a result of both biophysical conditions and man-made policies.

About this title

Product Description:

"This book emanates from my doctoral dissertation, Struggles over Water: The History and Politics of Urban Water Supply Services in Makokoba Township, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 1894-1992, presented to the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, USA, in 2003."

About this edition

• Publisher: AFRICA WORLD PRESS
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 159221973X
• ISBN 13: 9781592219735
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248