Sustaining the future : economic, social and environmental change in Sub-Saharan Africa /

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Imprint:Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c1996.
Description:xiii, 365 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2726718
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Other authors / contributors:Benneh, George.
Morgan, William B., 1927-
Uitto, Juha I.
Sustainable Environmental and Resource Management Futures for Sub-Saharan Africa (March 22-26, 1993 : Accra, Ghana)
ISBN:9280809180 (pbk.)
Notes:"This book is based on papers presented to a conference on 'Sustainable Environmental and Resource Management Futures for Sub-Saharan Africa' held under the auspices of the United Nations University programme on 'Sustainable Environmental Futures'."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface / J. I. Uitto and W. B. Morgan
  • Opening address by the Hon. Minister of Environment, Science and Technology / C. Amoako-Nuama
  • 1. Introduction / W. B. Morgan
  • 2. Poverty, vulnerability, and rural development / W. B. Morgan
  • 3. Environmental management and social equity / T. A. Aina
  • 4. Introduction to population, resources, and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa / J. O. Oucho
  • 5. Urbanization and industrialization: What future for Sub-Saharan Africa? / D. Simon
  • 6. Urban environment management and issues in Africa south of the Sahara / R. M. K. Silitshena
  • 7. Towards sustainable environmental and resource management futures in Sub-Saharan Africa / B. N. Okigbo
  • 8. Drought, desertification, and water management in Sub-Saharan Africa / E. G. Bonkoungou
  • 9. Tropical deforestation and its impact on soil, environment, and agricultural productivity / R. Lal
  • 10. The coastal zone and oceanic problems of Sub-Saharan African / A. C. Ibe
  • 11. Agricultural development in the age of sustainability: Crop production / H. C. Ezumah and N. N. Ezumah
  • 12. Agricultural development in the age of sustainability: Livestock production / S. Nuru
  • 13. The fuelwood/energy crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa / E. Ardayfio-Schandorf
  • 14. The case for mineral resources management and development in Sub-Saharan Africa / L. A. K. Quashie
  • 15. Modes of international and regional research cooperation / J. I. Uitto and W. Manshard
  • 16. National, regional, and international cooperation for sustainable environmental and resource management: The place and roles of NGOs / S. Muntemba
  • 17. Institutional issues on the environment and resource management with reference to Ghana / G. Benneh
  • 18. The environmental impact and sustainability of plantations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana's experiences with oil-palm plantations / E. A. Gyasi.