Gufu Oba is professor at the Faculty of Landscape and Society (LANDSAM) in the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. His work is interdisciplinary; combining natural sciences, pastoralism and environmental history. His previous books include; Nomads in the shadows of empires (2013), Climate change adaptation in Africa (2014) and Herder warfare in East Africa (2017).

• 1 The African environmental crisis: Is it a myth? An introduction PART 1 EMPIRE, SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT 2 European exploration of East Africa: Textual analysis of travel narratives, 1831–1900 3 Imperial scientific infrastructure: Science for development, 1848–1960s 4 African environmental crisis narratives: Schemes, technology and development, 1904–1960 PART 2 ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH 5 Experimental science and development: A re-evaluation of the Environmental crisis hypothesis, 1939–1960 6 Social science research: Behavioral responses to development, 1919–1950 7 Administrative science for development dialogue: Three Kenyan case studies, 1943–1954 PART 3 VECTORS, PESTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE 8 Tsetse fly control in East Africa: Environmental and social impacts, 1880–1959 9 Locust invasion and control in East Africa: Economic and environmental impacts, 1890–1960s 10 A synthesis: Conclusions and epilog

Gufu Oba is professor at the Faculty of Landscape and Society (LANDSAM) in the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. His work is interdisciplinary; combining natural sciences, pastoralism and environmental history. His previous books include; Nomads in the shadows of empires (2013), Climate change adaptation in Africa (2014) and Herder warfare in East Africa (2017).

• 1 The African environmental crisis: Is it a myth? An introduction PART 1 EMPIRE, SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT 2 European exploration of East Africa: Textual analysis of travel narratives, 1831–1900 3 Imperial scientific infrastructure: Science for development, 1848–1960s 4 African environmental crisis narratives: Schemes, technology and development, 1904–1960 PART 2 ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH 5 Experimental science and development: A re-evaluation of the Environmental crisis hypothesis, 1939–1960 6 Social science research: Behavioral responses to development, 1919–1950 7 Administrative science for development dialogue: Three Kenyan case studies, 1943–1954 PART 3 VECTORS, PESTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE 8 Tsetse fly control in East Africa: Environmental and social impacts, 1880–1959 9 Locust invasion and control in East Africa: Economic and environmental impacts, 1890–1960s 10 A synthesis: Conclusions and epilog

Gufu Oba is professor at the Faculty of Landscape and Society (LANDSAM) in the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. His work is interdisciplinary; combining natural sciences, pastoralism and environmental history. His previous books include; Nomads in the shadows of empires (2013), Climate change adaptation in Africa (2014) and Herder warfare in East Africa (2017).

• 1 The African environmental crisis: Is it a myth? An introduction PART 1 EMPIRE, SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT 2 European exploration of East Africa: Textual analysis of travel narratives, 1831–1900 3 Imperial scientific infrastructure: Science for development, 1848–1960s 4 African environmental crisis narratives: Schemes, technology and development, 1904–1960 PART 2 ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH 5 Experimental science and development: A re-evaluation of the Environmental crisis hypothesis, 1939–1960 6 Social science research: Behavioral responses to development, 1919–1950 7 Administrative science for development dialogue: Three Kenyan case studies, 1943–1954 PART 3 VECTORS, PESTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE 8 Tsetse fly control in East Africa: Environmental and social impacts, 1880–1959 9 Locust invasion and control in East Africa: Economic and environmental impacts, 1890–1960s 10 A synthesis: Conclusions and epilog