Environmental Issues in Africa's Cities

Abstract Cities are increasing in size and significance in Africa. The study of the environment is a mainstay of scholarship on or about the continent across many disciplines, and yet it is still rare to find environmental analyses of urban issues or urban analyses of environmental issues for Africa. This is beginning to change, but thus far most of the works produced target one issue – for example, water or solid waste – and usually for one city. This entry provides an overview of an array of environmental issues across the region's cities, to provide a fuller picture of urban Africa's diversity and complexity when it comes to urban environments.