PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

ABSTRACT

In the last two decades much writing and media publicity on africa has concerned issues which have people-environment relationships as their main focus. Drought, desertification, poverty and famine, for example, are issues which have received much attention. This paper seeks to explore the interface between people and environment in Africa and how this interface is perceived. It is suggested that geographers are well placed to promote a more accurate understanding of people-environment relationships which is essential to both the future sustainability of Africa's resources and the welfare of its people.