Green nature of the city. Volume 6. Gardens and parks of Africa

This textbook is devoted to the green nature of the cities of Africa. The mainland takes the second place after Asia and is considered the ancestral home of mankind. The nature of Africa is an amazing and unique world full of beauty and secrets. Extraordinary vegetation amazes with its diversity. But the four fifths of the continent are occupied by deserts and tropical forests. In terms of urbanization, Africa lags behind other regions - less than 30%, but the pace of urbanization here is the highest in the world. People leave clay huts in villages and move to city high -rise buildings or slums around the settlements. And one of the main problems of urban planning is landscaping and preserving the existing natural nature in the city. Over the past decades, many African countries have become popular tourist destinations, and this has led to the restoration of ancient settlements, the emergence of new cities, the construction of hotel complexes in the most attractive places and the construction of hotels of traditional local architecture in national parks, and near nature monuments. In connection with global climate warming, worsening ecology on the planet, the experience of building and improvement of urban settlements in hot countries is of particular interest. The textbook is intended for students of architectural and construction specialties of higher educational institutions, for everyone who is interested in nature, history and culture of Africa