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1 online resource |
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I Environment Health and Management Issues -- Characteristics and Determinants of Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa / Paul Mkandawire / Nathaniel D. Aguda -- Environment, Migration and Food Security in the Upper West Region of Ghana / Rachel Benzer-Kerr / Daniel Bagah / Mathew K. Nkrumah / Sylvester Galaa / Tony Weis / Isaac Luginaah -- Integrating Food Security and Agri-environmental Quality in Southern Africa: Implications for Policy / Festus K. Akinnifesi / Gudeta Sileshi / Simon Mng'omba / Oluyede Clifford Ajayi / Sebastian Chakeredza -- pt. II Mining and Environment -- Environmental Impact of Mining and Ore Processing -- A Case Study at Satellite Goldfields Limited / Newton Amegbey / Albert O. Ainoo / Raymond S. Suglo -- Contaminated Identities: Understanding Human and Environmental Risks and Livelihood Options Among Small-Scale Gold Miners in Ghana / Petra Tschakert / Nicole Laliberte -- pt. III Environmental Management and Policy Development -- Environmental Degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa / Abel Chikanda -- Environmental Legislation and Regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: 'Green Development' or 'Green Imperialism'? / Godwin Arku / Paul Mkandawire -- Impact of Industrial Clusters in Greening Manufacturing Industry Practices: The Case of the Old Ardbennie Industrial Cluster in Harare, Zimbabwe / Charles Mbohwa / Peter Rwakatiwana -- pt. IV Sustainability and Social Responsibility -- Assessing Sustainability: The Missing Elements in Current Environmental Assessment Approaches / Tarsha N. Eason (Dargan) / Yaw A. Owusu / Hans Chapman -- Precarious Balance: The Future of Environmental Degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa / Paul Mkandawire / Godwin Arku |
| Summary |
This book aims to discuss environmental and health management and policy issues in Sub-Saharan Africa and present ways to address specific environmental problems of the people and ecosystems in general. The book contains selected refereed papers on food security, environment and health, environmental management and policy development and social responsibility that were submitted to or presented at the First International Conference on Environmental Research, Technology and Policy held in Accra, Ghana, July 17-19, 2007. The primary goal of the conference was to provide a forum for policy makers, scientists, practitioners, and civil society advocates to discuss grass-root environmental issues. To assess efforts by government machinery and identify what communities and corporate entities can do as a social responsibility to mainstream environmental protection for sustainable development |
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milieu |
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environment |
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milieubeheer |
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environmental management |
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afvalbeheer |
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waste management |
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milieumonitoring |
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environmental monitoring |
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environmental analysis |
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Environmental Sciences (General) |
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Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Environmental health -- Developing countries -- Congresses
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Public health -- Developing countries -- Congresses
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Environmental protection -- Developing countries -- Congresses
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Sciences de la terre.
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Environnement.
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Environmental health
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Environmental protection
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Public health
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Developing countries
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Luginaah, Isaac N
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Yanful, Ernest K. (Ernest Kwesi), 1952-
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International Conference on Environmental Research, Technology, and Policy (2007 : Accra, Ghana)
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| ISBN |
9781402093821 |
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1402093829 |
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