Development, growth, environment and social equity / Alexander Cotte Poveda, Astrid Geovana Muñoz Ortiz and Gustavo Correa Assmus, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Poveda, Alexander Cotte, editor.

Ortiz, Astrid Geovana Muñoz, editor.

Correa Assmus, Gustavo, editor.

Series:

Economic issues, problems and perspectives series.

Economic Issues, Problems and Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Environmental aspects--South America.

Economic development.

South America--Environmental conditions.

South America.

South America--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Science Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Developing countries need to design projects to increase the growth and wellness of its human population, which involves the inclusion of topics associated directly with the sustainable development of these countries and their particular social problems. This book examines the interrelations between development, growth, the environment and inequality, especially in developing countries and taking into account qualitative and quantitative approaches. Increasing welfare of the population is important to the increase of human development through the improvement of developmental and environmental conditions, generating sustainable development where it is key to seek changes in public policies, economic, technological and social factors. This book aims to analyse different contexts from micro to macro level relationships between development, growth, inequality, environment and human development, and evaluate what the actual conditions in emerging economies are and how developing new strategies could improve the well-being of developing countries. The book is organised as follows: Saiz-Alvarez and Gamez identify the main components to propose an entrepreneurship model that includes distance, education, and information and communication technologies (ICTs) as alternatives to generate wealth and development in developing countries. In Chapter Two, Cutolo etal. describes an approach to current situations of water vulnerability in watersheds of metropolitan regions in tropical countries of South America, and the importance to improve the strategies to promote environmental health in these regions. In Chapter Three, Hashim shows a comparison from a historical point of view between two crops, one of them native to South America (quinoa) and the other from Africa (pearl millet). The comparison leads to the questions of whether or not reflexions consider pearl millet as an alternative to food security in African countries and as an incentive for women farmers. In Chapter Four, Palmer and Correa applied three groundwater indicators: a groundwater extraction indicator, a groundwater extraction for public supply per capita indicator and a groundwater vulnerability indicator to describe the different characteristics of the environment and propose this analysis as a tool to make decisions in environmental management within the Cove Basin at the Island of San Andrés (Colombia). Correa in Chapter Five analyses and assesses the impact that poverty and access to water have on labor productivity of the economically active population in Colombia. In Chapter Six, Daronco and Wartchow clarify how the Brazilian policies about water resources have been based on the laws developed at the time of discovery in 1500. Additionally, it regards the culminating active level in the National Water Resources System (NWRS) today. Finally, Castellanos conducts a search and reflection of bioethical dilemmas in veterinary medicine, identifying sources of stress and coping strategies in Chapter Seven.

Contents:

DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL EQUITY ; DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL EQUITY ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 A MODEL OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP BASED ON DISTANCE EDUCATION AND ICT ; Abstract; Introduction; Literature Review; The Importance of Society on Entrepreneurship; Methods; Results; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 WATER RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGES IN METROPOLITAN AREAS IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA ; Abstract; Introduction; Global Perspective of Water Resources

Water Resources, Environmental Health and Metropolitan Regions in South AmericaClimate Changes, Vulnerabilities and Tools for Adaptation and Mitigation of Water Resources Management on Metropolitan Regions of South America; Considerations; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 RECOVERING 'LOST' CROPS IN AFRICA: CAN PEARL MILLET BECOME THE NEXT QUINOA? ; Abstract; Introduction; History: Pre-Columbian and Early Farming in Latin America and Africa; Colonialism, Cash Crops and Lost Crops; Africa before Europe; Desertification: Land Use, Wild Grains and Drought Resistant Crops

European Colonialism: French Authority in Niger and Mali German Rule in Namibia; A Brief History of European Agricultural Markets and African Women's Resistance; Contemporary Agriculture in Mali and Niger: Enduring Political Conflict; The Semi-Arid Natures of the Sahel Versus the Sahara, Namib and Kalahari Deserts; Contemporary Bolivia: The Intersection of Land, Women's Rights and Quinoa; Methodology: Assessing Science and Policy of Food Sovereignty; Results; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 ANALYSIS OF THE COVE BASIN AQUIFER IN SAN ANDRES ISLAND, COLOMBIA ; Abstract; 1. Introduction

2. Theoretical Frame3. Data and Methodology; 4. Results; 5. Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 ACCESS TO WATER, POVERTY AND EFFICIENCY IN COLOMBIAN LABOR PRODUCTIVITY ; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical; 3. Data and Method; 4. Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 THE EVOLUTION OF THE LAW OF WATERS IN BRAZIL: A RISE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ; Abstract; Introduction; From the First Laws Until the Waters' Code - Decree No 24.643/1934; From the Water Code - Decree No. 24.643/1934 to the 1988 Federal Constitution

From the Federal Constitution of 1988 to the National Water Resources System - Law 9.433/1997Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 BIOETHICAL DILEMMAS APPROACH TO VETERINARY MEDICINE ; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Results; Animal Testing; Animal Welfare in Animal Production; Clinical Care for Pets; Care Wild, Exotic and Zoo Fauna; Veterinary Teaching; Sources of Conflict in Veterinary Medicine Bioethical; Strategies for the Management of Bioethical Conflicts; 4. Discussion; Conclusion; References

Chapter 8 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ETHICS, AND CORRUPTION: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIST PROFESSION IN COLOMBIA*

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-794-6