Capacity building for sustainable development / edited by Valentine James.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

James, Valentine Udoh, 1952- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA : CABI, [2018]

Summary:

This book explores the theory behind capacity building to sustain the natural resources, cultural resources, and human resources of communities from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. It explores capacity building methods at different levels of governments, and in non-governmental and governmental agencies.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Dedication

Title

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

List of Tables

1. Building the Capacities of Developing Countries to Protect the Environment

2. Operationalizing Concepts of Sustainable Development in Africa

3. Sustainability of Agriculture and Food Shortage: a Brief Analysis of the African Condition

4. Globalization and Sustainable Development in Africa: the Imperatives of Capacity Building

5. Understanding Capacity Building for Sustainable Tourism in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

6. The Link Between Environment and Development

7. Capacity Building for Environmental Impact Analysis in Nigeria

8. The Effect of Traditional Land Management Methods on Crop Yield in Betem, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria

9. Empowerment of Women and Sustainable Development in the 20th Century: The Yoruba Women Example

10. Capacity Building and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

11. Business Sector and Global Sustainable Future

12. Empowerment of Women and Sustainable Development

13. Subaltern Hydro-struggles Against Unsustainable Commercial Diamond-mining Practices in Chiadzwa, Zimbabwe (2009-2013)

14. Proactive Learning Framework: Educational Model for Capacity Building and Sustainable Development

15. Can Competitiveness be the Framework for Sustainable Electricity Supply in Nigeria?

16. Energy Production and Consumption for Sustainable Development

17. Climate Change and Coping Strategies for Sustainable Food Production Among Small-scale Farmers in Nigeria

18. Capacity Building for Rural Development in Nigeria: The Case of Rural Road Networks

19. Oil, Conflict and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

20. Energy Production and Consumption and Sustainable Development.

21. The Challenges of Climate Change on the Livelihood and Sustainable Development of Selected Coastal Communities in Nigeria's Niger Delta (1990-2015)

22. Human Rights Violation in a Bid for Sustainable Development: the Case of Tokwe-Mukosi Dam Construction in Chivi District in Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe

23. Relationships of Climate Variability and Change to Development

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781780646671

1780646674