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East Africa’s Human Environment Interactions

Historical Perspectives for a Sustainable Future

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. Rob Marchant

    1. Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York, UK

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  • Explores how colonial history in East Africa has impacted its environmental and human landscapes

  • Examines the historical development of human nature interaction in East Africa

  • Provides a balanced perspective on how the past affects the future challenges facing this dynamic region

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
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  6. Colonial Transitions

    • Rob Marchant
    Pages 205-244

  8. Using the Past to Chart Future Pathways?

    • Rob Marchant
    Pages 311-384

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 385-411
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About this book

This book is an ambitious integration of ecological, archaeological, anthropological land use sciences, drawing on human geography, demography and economics of development across the East Africa region. It focuses on understanding and unpicking the interactions that have taken place between the natural and unnatural history of the East African region and trace this interaction from the evolutionary foundations of our species (c. 200,000 years ago), through the outwards and inwards human migrations, often associated with the adoption of subsistence strategies, new technologies and the arrival of new crops. The book will explore the impact of technological developments such as transitions to tool making, metallurgy, and the arrival of crops also involved an international dimension and waves of human migrations in and out of East Africa. Time will be presented with a widening focus that will frame the contemporary with a particular focus on the Anthropocene (last 500 years) to the present day.  Many of the current challenges have their foundations in precolonial and colonial history and as such there will be a focus on how these have evolved and the impact on environmental and human landscapes. Moving into the Anthropocene era, there was increasing exposure to the International drivers of change, such as those associated with Ivory and slave trade. These international trade routes were tied into the ensuing decimation of elephant populations through to the exploitation of natural mineral resources have been sought after through to the present day.

The book will provide a balanced perspective on the region, the people, and how the natural and unnatural histories have combined to create a dynamic region.  These historical perspectives will be galvanized to outline the future changes and the challenges they will bring around such issues as sustainable development, space for wildlife and people, and the position of East Africa within a globalized world and how this is potentially going to evolve over the coming decades.
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Keywords

  • History of East Africa
  • Colonialism in East Africa
  • Conservation in East Africa
  • East Africa Tourism
  • human nature interaction
  • population growth in Africa
  • East African Politics
  • Colonial transitions
  • protected areas
  • environmental management
  • East African societies
  • human environment interactions
  • biodiversity conservation
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York, UK

    Rob Marchant

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About the author

Rob Marchant is Professor of Tropical Ecology in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York, UK.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: East Africa’s Human Environment Interactions

  • Book Subtitle: Historical Perspectives for a Sustainable Future

  • Authors: Rob Marchant

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88987-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-88986-9Published: 14 January 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-88989-0Published: 15 January 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-88987-6Published: 13 January 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXII, 411

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 74 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Environmental Social Sciences, Environmental Studies, Integrated Geography, African History, Environmental Management, Environmental History

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