Living with Urban Environmental Health Risks: The Case of Ethiopia (King's SOAS Studies in Development Geography) - Hardcover

Kebbede, Girma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754643069 ISBN 13: 9780754643067

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2004

Synopsis

Although it still has a low urban population when compared with the rest of the world, Ethiopia nevertheless has been experiencing one of the most rapid urbanization processes of recent years. This rapid urban growth, however, has not been accompanied by a commensurate increase in basic infrastructure and amenities that are essential for a healthy urban environment. Housing, water supply, sanitation services, drainage, transport networks and health services have not been able to keep pace with the prevailing urban growth rates, resulting in a deterioration of urban living conditions and increasingly serious health problems. Living With Urban Environmental Health Risks examines the extent and nature of environmental problems in urban areas in Ethiopia and their impact on health. The book points to the economic and political causes that underlie many of the urban problems in the country. This in-depth analysis suggests ways to deal with these problems at community, municipal, and national levels.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0754643069
• ISBN 13: 9780754643067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 266