Environment and health in Sub-Saharan Africa : managing an emerging crisis: Selected Papers from ERTEP 2007, July 17-19 2007, Ghana, Africa

A showcase of environment and health management in developing countries Exposition of environmental and environmental health challenges that the world’s vulnerable population faces A review of environmental policies in Sub-Saharan Africa INDICE: Introduction.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Section A Environment health and management issues.- 1 Characteristics of the food insecurity situation in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 2 Environment, migration, and food security in theUpper West Region of Ghana.- 3 Integrating food security and agri-environmental quality in Southern Africa: Implications for policy.- Section B Mining and Environment.- 4 Environmental impact of mining and ore processing – a case study at satellite goldfields limited.- 5 Contaminated identities: understanding human and environmental risks and livelihood options among small-scale gold miners in Ghana.- Section C Environmental Management and Policy Development.- 6 Environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 7 Environmental Legislation and Regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: ‘Green Development’ or ‘Green Imperialism’?- 8 The impact of industrial clusters in greening manufacturing industry practices: The case of the Old Ardbennie industrial cluster in Harare, Zimbabwe.- Section D Sustainability and Social Responsibility.- 9 Assessing sustainability: The missing elements in current environmental assessment approaches.- 10 Precarious balance: The future of environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa.-Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-9381-4
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 184
• Fecha Publicación: 22/07/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés