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Human impact on environment and sustainable development in Africa / edited by Michael Darkoh and Apollo Rwomire.
Van Pelt Library GE160.A35 H86 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Contemporary perspectives on developing societies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental degradation--Africa.
- Environmental degradation.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on--Africa.
- Nature.
- Human ecology--Africa.
- Human ecology.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Africa.
- Sustainable development--Africa.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 530 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2003]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction: Ideas on Human Impact on Environment and Prospects for a Sustainable Future in Africa / M. B. K. Darkoh, A. Rwomire 1
- Chapter 2 A Socio-Economic Analysis of Environmental Degradation in Africa / R. N. Ogbudinkpa 29
- Chapter 3 Political and Social Dimensions of Environmental Crisis in Nigeria / C. Obi 43
- Chapter 4 Environmental Security in the Drylands of Africa: The Role of Science and Technology / M. B. K. Darkoh 55
- Chapter 5 Environmental Security in South Africa: A Prognosis for Regional Security / J. K. Van Wyk 75
- Chapter 6 Population-Environment Interface in Botswana: Issues, Challenges and Prospects / G. Letamo, O. Totolo 99
- Chapter 7 Environment and Forced Migration: A Review / W. F. G. Cardy 141
- Chapter 8 International Migration in Southern Africa: A Retrospective Benefit-Cost Analysis / A. Rwomire 163
- Chapter 9 Desertification: Myths and Realities / O. B. Smith, S. Koala 183
- Chapter 10 The Nature, Causes and Consequences of Desertification in the Drylands of Africa / M. B. K. Darkoh 199
- Chapter 11 The Sahel Dust Bowl: Processes and Control Strategies / O. B. Smith, S. Koala 237
- Chapter 12 Agriculture and Biodiversity in the Drylands of Africa / M. B. K. Darkoh 253
- Chapter 13 Indigenous Systems of Land Evaluation: Some Examples from Eastern and Southern Africa / H. M. Mushala 283
- Chapter 14 The Livestock Industry and the Subsistence Economy of Rangelands in Africa with Special Reference to Botswana / B. T. Kgabung 305
- Chapter 15 Globalisation and Wildlife Resource Sustainability in Botswana / J. E. Mbaiwa, M. B. K. Darkoh, J. Nakizito 349
- Chapter 16 Community-Based Tourism in Ngamiland District, Botswana: Development, Impacts and Challenges / J. E. Mbaiwa 379
- Chapter 17 Urban Poverty and Environmental Health: The Case of Kampala City, Uganda / A. Nuwagaba 403
- Chapter 18 Government Policy and Environmental Waste Management in Maiduguri Urban Area, Nigeria / S. O. Okafor 429
- Chapter 19 Adaptive Strategies of Small Fishermen to Environmental Degradation Induced by Oil Pollution in the Niger Delta: Implications for Rural Planning / A. Avwunudiogba 457
- Chapter 20 Context, Principles and Practices of Conservation Strategies and Environmental Action Plans / M. A. Mohamed Salih 471
- Chapter 21 Sustainable Human Development and the North-South Dialogue / J. B. Opschoor 495.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0754631540
- OCLC:
- 50023346
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