[PDF] Sustainable Development And The Emergence Of Africa eBook

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 18,94 MB
Release : 2021-07-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030746933

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This book serves the purpose of documenting and promoting African experiences on sustainable development, which encompasses both, formal and non-formal education. Sustainable development is very important to Africa, but there is a paucity of publication which documents and promotes experiences from African countries. Due to their complexity, the interrelations between social, economic and political factors related to sustainable development, especially at universities, need to be better understood. There is also a real need to showcase successful examples of how African institutions are handling their sustainability challenges. It is against this background that this book has been produced. It is a truly interdisciplinary publication, useful to scholars, social movements, practitioners and members of governmental agencies and private companies, undertaking research and/or executing projects focusing on sustainability from across Africa. As African nations strive to pursue the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it is imperative to cater for the information needs seen across the continent and foster the dissemination of experiences and case studies, which may support both, on-going and future efforts. The scope of the book is deliberately kept wide, and we are looking for contributions across the spectrum of sustainable development from business and economics, to arts and fashion, administration, environment, languages and media studies.

Author : Maano Ramutsindela
Publisher : Springer
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 16,89 MB
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030148572

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The book draws upon the expertise and international research collaborations forged by the Worldwide Universities Network Global Africa Group to critically engage with the intersection, in theory and practice, of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Africa’s development agendas and needs. Further, it argues that – and demonstrates how – the SDGs should be understood as an aspirational blueprint for development with multiple meanings that are situated in dynamic and contested terrains. As the SDGs have substantial implications for development policy and resourcing at both the macro and micro levels, their relevance is not only context-specific but should also be assessed in terms of the aspirations and needs of ordinary citizens across the continent. Drawing on analyses and evidence from both the natural and social sciences, the book demonstrates that progress towards the SDGs must meet demands for improving human well-being under diverse and challenging socio-economic, political and environmental conditions. Examples include those from the mining industry, public health, employment and the media. In closing, it highlights how international collaboration in the form of research networks can enhance the production of critical knowledge on and engagement with the SDGs in Africa.

Author : Bessie House-Soremekun
Publisher : University Rochester Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 15,80 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1580463924

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The first comprehensive work on globalization within the context of sustainable development initiatives in Africa.

Author : Rémi Allah-Kouadio
Publisher :
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 35,70 MB
Release : 2016-03-06
Category :
ISBN : 9782909550992

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Ouvrages de référence, ces livres – en français et en anglais – sont édités à l'occasion de la COP21, avec le concours du Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement. 70 contributions présentent les défis du développement humain durable, ceux de l'adaptation au changement climatique de l'Afrique, ainsi que ses potentialités pour une meilleure gouvernance environnementale et la réalisation des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD). Les contributeurs se font l'avocat d'une approche intégrée et multisectorielle : gestion de l'eau, agriculture, exploitations minières, productions d'énergie... La version anglaise offre deux chapitres supplémentaires : 1) le financement climatique du développement durable, 2) l'analyse de l'Accord de Paris sur le climat signé lors de la COP 21 et ses enjeux pour l'Afrique.

Author : Kojo Sebastian Amanor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,15 MB
Release : 2008-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1848132611

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This book links contemporary debates on land reform with wider discourses on sustainable development within Africa. Featuring chapters and in-depth case studies on South Africa and Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Botswana and West Africa, it traces the development of ideas about sustainable development and addresses a new agenda based on social justice. The authors critically examine contemporary neoliberal market-led reforms and the legacy of colonialism on the land question. They argue that debates on sustainable development should be placed in the context of structural interests, access and equity, rather than technical management of land and resources. Additionally, they show that these structural factors cannot be transformed by institutional reform based on notions of elective democracy, community participation, and market-reform, but require a far more radical programme to redress the injustices of the colonial system that continue today. The book advocates a commitment to building sustainable livelihoods for farmers, calling for a redistribution of land and natural resources to challenge existing economic relations and frameworks for development.

Author : Masafumi Nagao
Publisher : Spears Media Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 14,58 MB
Release : 2019-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1942876459

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Consisting of nine original chapters, this volume on theory and methods on sustainable development in Africa are crafted from a series of Sustainable Development Workshops organized by eight partner universities in Africa. The book responds to the call for concepts and methods suited to explaining and understanding sustainable development challenges on the African continent. Contributors are African faculty and graduates of the three master’s programmes in Sustainable Urban Development, Sustainable Integrated Rural Development and Mining and Mineral Resources, coordinated by the eight partner African universities who make up the Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) initiative.

Author : Uwafiokun Idemudia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 35,20 MB
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000554554

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The book offers new critical insights into the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development in Africa. The extent to which CSR initiatives can contribute to sustainable development in Africa remains debatable. This book examines in a very clear structure how, when, and whether CSR initiatives are able to contribute to the realization of the sustainable development goals, peace, and environmental sustainability at the micro-levels of society. It also explores some macro-level issues such as the relationship between taxation and CSR, CSR and human rights, and CSR and public governance and, in so doing, challenges existing CSR dogmas. With themes aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this book provides useful practical guidance for policymakers and business leaders seeking to better understand the strength and limitations of CSR as a vehicle for advancing sustainable development in Africa. It will also appeal to scholars, researchers, and students of African studies, development studies, international business, strategic management, and business and society.

Author : Okechukwu Ukaga
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 20,9 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781592212361

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Using a variety of tools from various disciplines, Sustainable Development in Africa examines factors limiting sustainable development in Africa. Among the recommendations made to remedy the situation is the call for a more holistic approach to the problem, resolving the urban crisis that is central to African economic recovery and to develop a new security system that transcends the narrow military focus security.

Author : Kojo Sebastian Amanor
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,8 MB
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1848137192

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This book links contemporary debates on land reform with wider discourses on sustainable development within Africa. Featuring chapters and in-depth case studies on South Africa and Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Botswana and West Africa, it traces the development of ideas about sustainable development and addresses a new agenda based on social justice. The authors critically examine contemporary neoliberal market-led reforms and the legacy of colonialism on the land question. They argue that debates on sustainable development should be placed in the context of structural interests, access and equity, rather than technical management of land and resources. Additionally, they show that these structural factors cannot be transformed by institutional reform based on notions of elective democracy, community participation, and market-reform, but require a far more radical programme to redress the injustices of the colonial system that continue today. The book advocates a commitment to building sustainable livelihoods for farmers, calling for a redistribution of land and natural resources to challenge existing economic relations and frameworks for development.

Author : Kobena T. Hanson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 27,48 MB
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1351855018

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Millennium development goals (MDGs) and sustainable development goals (SDGs) have significant implications for global development, in particular for African countries. This book seeks to assist Africa’s policy makers and political leaders, MNCs and NGOs, plus its increasingly heterogeneous media landscape, to understand and better respond or negotiate the evolving development environment of the 21st century. In this collection of nuanced essays, the contributors interrogate the relationship between the MDGs and SDGs in key areas of African development to enhance our understanding and knowledge of the evolving nature of development. They address issues of governance, agriculture, south-south cooperation in a context of foreign aid, natural resource governance and sustainable development, export diversification and economic growth as well as emerging topics such as the internet of things or the sharing economy, climate change, conflict and non-traditional security. The varied, yet interlinked foci present a holistic overview of Africa’s development aspirations, and ability to transform the SDGs’ universal aspirations into local realities. This book will be of use to academics and students in Development Studies, Contemporary African Studies, Political Science, Policy Studies and Geography, and should also appeal to policy makers and development practitioners.