Beyond “traditional geographies”: Integrating urban political ecology and cultural sustainability into undergraduate geographical education in Nigeria The Journal of Environmental Education , 49 (3), 228-241 Authors Augustina Chinyere Nzeadibe, Rose Nkechi Uchem, Thaddeus Chidi Nzeadibe This study utilized qualitative methods and the urban political ecology (UPE) framework to situate changes in scope and content of undergraduate geography curriculum in Nigeria within the domain of education for sustainability. It was stimulated by significant curriculum-related events in the geography department of the University of Nigeria, and strategic policy developments in research governance in the university. Having cultural sustainability as its overarching concern, the reform initiative focused on solid waste management (SWM), a challenge with roots in cultural activity. While engaging with students and linking cultural sustainability with SWM, it is argued that ...