Sustainable Development in Third World Countries

VALENTINE UDOH JAMES is Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia. His earlier works include Resource Management in Developing Countries (Bergin & Garvey, 1991) and Economic and Environmental Dilemmas of Developing Nations (Praeger, 1994).

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.

Shows how sustainable development requires a successful agricultural base, good conservation and preservation, sound health practices, and socioeconomic planning.

IllustrationsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroduction: Planning for Sustainable Development in the Third World by Valentine Udoh JamesSustainable Development and AgricultureIndigenous Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa by Dennis Michael WarrenThe Roles of Animals in Cultural, Social, and Agro-economic Systems by Constance M. McCorkleMaximizing Irrigation's Contribution to Sustainable Development in Africa: Lessons from the Tono Irrigation Scheme in Ghana by Michael A. BurayidiNatural Systems Sustainability and Agriculture in Africa by Valentine Udoh JamesConservation, Preservation, and Health IssuesIndigenous Knowledge, Biodiversity Conservation, and Development by Dennis Michael WarrenHazardous Waste Problems and Management in Developing Countries: An Examination of Africa by Valentine Udoh JamesSustainability of the Danfa Ghana Group of Health Projects: A 26-year Overview by Julius S. Prince, Alfred K. Neumann, and William Haven NorthSocioeconomic Development and SustainabilityAfrican Economic History and Its Planning Potential: An Investigation of Sources by Terrence J. LambThe Importance of Self-sufficiency to African Countries by Valentine Udoh JamesToward Sustainable Development in the Twenty-first Century: Reengineering Development in Sub-Saharan Africa by Felix M. EdohoTourism Development: A Research Note on Africa by Valentine Udoh JamesImpact of British Rule on Nigerian Towns and Cities: Did It Produce a Sustainable Planning Style? by Valentine Udoh JamesReferenceIndex