The Environmental Crunch in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Environmental Crunch in Africa write by Jon Abbink. This book was released on 2018-05-31. The Environmental Crunch in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book discusses the problems and challenges of environmental–ecological conditions in Africa, amidst the current craze of economic growth and ‘development’. Africa’s significant economic dynamics and growth trajectories are marked by neglect of the environment, reinforcing ecological crises. Unless environmental–ecological and population growth problems are addressed as an integral part of developmental strategies and growth models, the crises will accelerate and lead to huge costs in later years. Chapters examine multiple emerging tension points all across the continent, including the potential benefits and harm of growing urban-based ecotourism, the trajectory of labour-saving technologies and the problems facing agro-pastoralism. Although environmental management and sustainability features of African rural societies should not be idealized, functional 'traditional' economies, interests and management practices are often bypassed, seen by state elites as inefficient and inhibiting 'growth'. In many regions the seeds are now sown for lasting environmental crises that will affect local societies that have rarely been given opportunity to claim accountability from the state regimes and donors driving these changes.
Africa in Crisis
Africa in Crisis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Africa in Crisis write by Lloyd Timberlake. This book was released on 2013-11-05. Africa in Crisis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first edition of this incisive text on the problems of drought and famine facing Africa won worldwide critical acclaim. Revised with a new introduction, Lloyd Timberlake's bestselling study is invaluable reading for anyone interested in Africa.
Climate Change in Africa
Climate Change in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Climate Change in Africa write by Camilla Toulmin. This book was released on 2009-10-15. Climate Change in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Climate change is a major challenge for us all, but for African countries it represents a particular threat. This book outlines current thinking and evidence and the impact such change will have on Africa's development prospects. Global warming above the level of two degrees Celsius would be enormously damaging for poorer parts of the world, leading to crises with crops, livestock, water supplies and coastal areas. Within Africa, it's likely to be the continent's poorest people who are hit hardest. In this accessible and authoritative introduction to an often-overlooked aspect of the environment, Camilla Toulmin uses case studies to look at issues ranging from natural disasters to biofuels, and from conflict to the oil industry. Finally, the book addresses what future there might be for Africa in a carbon-constrained world.
Crisis and Opportunity
Crisis and Opportunity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Crisis and Opportunity write by Francois Falloux. This book was released on 2013-11-05. Crisis and Opportunity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Winner of the Prix Pierre Chauleur of the French Academie des Sciences d'Outre-Mer Until some way is found of dealing with Africa's catastrophic environmental crises none of the continent's other problems will find a long-term solution. Yet there is hope, and Crisis and Opportunity sets out a programme for dealing with the problems successfully. Written in a clear and engaging style, the book shows how environmental management can be achieved and institutionalized from within Africa, rather than through interference from the West, by implementing National Environmental Action Plans (NEAPS). Aware of the urgency of the problems, Francois Falloux and Lee Talbot offer practical guidelines based on direct experience and incorporate a great range of relevant case studies and examples. Their book will be of enormous importance to the governments, local communities and development agencies confronting the issues, and may mark a milestone if recovery in Africa is to take place. Francois Falloux is Senior Environmental Advisor, Africa Region at the World Bank. Dr Lee M Talbot is a former Director-General of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Originally published in 1993
Africa's Ecology
Africa's Ecology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Africa's Ecology write by Valentine Udoh James. This book was released on 1993. Africa's Ecology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rising population in Africa has resulted in a growing demand for consumer goods and basic necessities (food, shelter, clothing, and energy), causing a dramatic decline in the environment. Documented through case studies and photographs are five basic ecological issues facing Africa: the destruction of wildlife; the decline of natural habitats; pollution; land degradation; and human shelter. International agencies' roles in reversing the negative trends are examined.
