ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to demonstrate, appreciating human environment interaction in its broader context remains essential if a more complete understanding of environmental change is to emerge in Kano's CSZ and beyond. In the near future, all signposts appear to suggest that the competition for scarce resources in Kano's CSZ will undoubtedly continue, the sustainability of systems once considered to be closed' will further be challenged, and actors at all levels will find it increasingly difficult to manage their environments. In short, substantial investment and community action are urgently sought in the management of Kano's peri-urban zone if future livelihood and environmental sustainability are to be ensured. Thus, they suggest that one novel way of looking at peri-urban environmental change and conflict might be to build on Rees's notion of the ecological footprint', adding a political' dimension to the enquiry and developing the idea of a political-ecological footprint'.
