The Environmental Crunch in Africa
Growth Narratives vs. Local Realities
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Beschreibung
This book discusses the problems and challenges of environmental–ecological conditions in Africa, amidst the current craze of economic growth and ‘development’. Africa’s significant economic dynamics and growth trajectories are marked by neglect of the environment, reinforcing ecological crises. Unless environmental–ecological and population growth problems are addressed as an integral part of developmental strategies and growth models, the crises will accelerate and lead to huge costs in later years.
Chapters examine multiple emerging tension points all across the continent, including the potential benefits and harm of growing urban-based ecotourism, the trajectory of labour-saving technologies and the problems facing agro-pastoralism. Although environmental management and sustainability features of African rural societies should not be idealized, functional 'traditional' economies, interests and management practices are often bypassed, seen by state elites asinefficient and inhibiting 'growth'. In many regions the seeds are now sown for lasting environmental crises that will affect local societies that have rarely been given opportunity to claim accountability from the state regimes and donors driving these changes.
Provides a critical overview of the challenges & problems of environmental–ecological conditions in Africa
Discusses how to address the environmental problems a growing African economy is causing
Examines the effects current political-economic policies have on local communities in Africa
Provides a critical overview of the challenges & problems of environmental–ecological conditions in Africa Discusses how to address the environmental problems a growing African economy is causing Examines the effects current political-economic policies have on local communities in Africa
Autor*in
Jon Abbink
Themen in »The Environmental Crunch in Africa«
ecology environmental policy ecological crisis development studies environmental policy in Africa sustainable management ecological crises population growth problems in Africa African Studies developmentalism in Africa agro-pastoralism ecotourism in Africa land appropriation in Africa sustainability in Africa Wake up everyone (play)