Agglomeration and the National Park. A strained relation in African conditions – the case of Nairobi and Nairobi National Park Cover Image

Aglomeracja a park narodowy. Trudna relacja w warunkach afrykańskich – przypadek Nairobi i Parku Narodowego Nairobi
Agglomeration and the National Park. A strained relation in African conditions – the case of Nairobi and Nairobi National Park

Author(s): Justyna Adamus, Tomasz Kępski, Mirosław Mika
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development, Environmental interactions
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Nairobi; Nairobi National Park; relations; impacts; conflicts

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses selected relations between the agglomeration of Nairobi and the functioning of the Nairobi National Park located within its borders. The close attention was paid to the socio-economic and spatial development of Nairobi, which exerts pressure on the ecosystem of the park. The spatial development (sprawl) of the city and blocking the migration corridors of mammals leading to the areas outside the park were listed among the main factors of anthropopression. The city development needs raise the question about the future of the Nairobi NP, which in fact is strictly dependent on the political decisions on national level.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 23-30
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish
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