1st Edition

Crisis and Opportunity Environment and development in Africa

By Francois Falloux, Lee M Talbot Copyright 1993
380 Pages
by Routledge

380 Pages
by Routledge

380 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
Preface Acknowledgements 'Letter from a Mothe Introduction Part 1 National Environmental Action Plans in Sub-Saharan Africa: Origins, Description and Present Status Summary 1 1. Past Attempts at Environmental Planning in Africa 2. What is a NEAP and why is it Different? 3. The Pioneers: the NEAP of Madagascar 4. Forging the NEAP Approach: Lesotho 5. Forging the NEAP Approach: Mauritius 6. Green Plans of the North 7. Over Thirty African NEAPs Part II The Neap Process, its Components and its Problems Summary 8. Political Involvement and Popular Participation 9. A Dynamic and Evolving Institutional Framework 10. Indispensable Environmental Information 11. An Economic Foundation: Guarantee of Credibility 12. Education, Training and Public Awareness 13. The Inescapable Population Problem 14. Land Tenure and the Environment 15. The Vital Challenge of Conserving Biodiversity 16. Urban Cancers, an Inevitable Problem 17. African Culture: Opportunities and Dangers for the Environment 18. Rural Development Revisited in the Era of Environment 19. A Path Full of Obstacles: Lessons from a Learning Process

Biography

Francois Falloux