Landscape studies provide a crucial perspective into the interaction between
humans and their environment, shedding insight on social, cultural, and economic
topics. The research explores both the way that natural processes have affected
the development of culture and society, as well as the ways that natural
landscapes themselves are the product of historical and cultural processes.
Most previous studies of the landscape selectively focused on either the natural
sciences or the social sciences, but the research presented in African
Landscapes bridges that gap. This work is unique in its interdisciplinary scope.
Over the past twelve years, the contributors to this volume have participated in
the collaborative research center