Sustainable Development in Third World Countries

by Valentine U. James

• ISBN13: 9780275953072
• ISBN10: 0275953076
• Format: Bound Book
• Copyright: 1996-02-13
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Summary

Sustainable development has been approached from many viewpoints over the past 15 years without a concise or precise definition of what sustainable development really stands for. James has solicited contributions from an international group of experts who write about aspects of sustainable development from many different disciplines. Their consensus is that sustainability depends upon concerted development across the spectrum of socioeconomic factors that affect the environment, natural resources, health, education, and welfare of the populations in the emerging nations. The necessity of incorporating indigenous knowledge with technological and international expertise has become crucial.

Author Biography

VALENTINE UDOH JAMES is Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia.

Table of Contents

Illustrations<BR>

Preface<BR>

Abbreviations<BR>

Introduction: Planning for Sustainable Development in the Third World by Valentine Udoh James<BR>

Sustainable Development and Agriculture<BR>

Indigenous Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa by Dennis Michael Warren<BR>

The Roles of Animals in Cultural, Social, and Agro-economic Systems by Constance M. McCorkle<BR>

Maximizing Irrigation's Contribution to Sustainable Development in Africa: Lessons from the Tono Irrigation Scheme in Ghana by Michael A. Burayidi<BR>

Natural Systems Sustainability and Agriculture in Africa by Valentine Udoh James<BR>

Conservation, Preservation, and Health Issues<BR>

Indigenous Knowledge, Biodiversity Conservation, and Development by Dennis Michael Warren<BR>

Hazardous Waste Problems and Management in Developing Countries: An Examination of Africa by Valentine Udoh James<BR>

Sustainability of the Danfa Ghana Group of Health Projects: A 26-year Overview by Julius S. Prince, Alfred K. Neumann, and William Haven North<BR>

Socioeconomic Development and Sustainability<BR>

African Economic History and Its Planning Potential: An Investigation of Sources by Terrence J. Lamb<BR>

The Importance of Self-sufficiency to African Countries by Valentine Udoh James<BR>

Toward Sustainable Development in the Twenty-first Century: Reengineering Development in Sub-Saharan Africa by Felix M. Edoho<BR>

Tourism Development: A Research Note on Africa by Valentine Udoh James<BR>

Impact of British Rule on Nigerian Towns and Cities: Did It Produce a Sustainable Planning Style? by Valentine Udoh James<BR>

Reference<BR>

Index