Socio-ecological systems and biodiversity conservation in African city: Insights from Kano Emir’s Palace gardens

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Barau, Aliyu Salisu Ludin, Ahmad Nazri Muhamad Said, Ismail
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Urban biodiversity management in most African countries is at a peripheral stage. At the same time, African urban areas substantially remain poorly planned and intensively growing. This study explores the socio-ecological system as an alternative approach to explore African indigenous urban biodiversity management. For this purpose, we mixed conventional scientific investigation methods to explain the biodiversity conservation in the ancient gardens of the Kano palace in northern Nigeria. This multidisciplinary approach has successfully unveiled a harmonious relationship of humans and ecosystems in the context of African cultural values and heritage systems. The paper reveals that the palace gardens offer an avenue for intersection of a wide range of ecological and cultural activities. These include biodiversity conservation, recreation, security and surveillance, climate hazards proofing, and sacred dimensions. The findings of this study show that it is possible to address challenges confronting Africa’s urban biodiversity through the combination of scientific and indigenous systems.
Starting Page	783
Ending Page	800
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1007/s11252-012-0276-x
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://builtsurvey.utm.my/ismail/files/2015/01/Socio-ecological-systems-and-biodiversity-conservation.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-012-0276-x
Volume Number	16
Journal	Urban Ecosystems
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article