Capacity building for sustainable development

318 Pages·2018·7.576 MB·English

by  James, Valentine Udoh

Capacity Building for Sustainable Development
This book is dedicated to my grandson, Jordan James,
whose Nigerian Akwa Ibom name is Akaninyene
(meaning: greater than wealth).
Capacity Building for Sustainable
Development
Edited by
Valentine James
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
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Names: James, Valentine Udoh, 1952- editor.
Title: Capacity building for sustainable development / edited by Valentine
James.
Description: Boston, MA : CABI, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references
and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017050568 (print) | LCCN 2017051439 (ebook) | ISBN
9781780646176 (ePDF) | ISBN 9781780646671 (ePub) | ISBN
9781780646169 (hbk : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Sustainable development.
Classification: LCC HD75.6 (ebook) | LCC HD75.6 .C356 2018 (print) | DDC
338.9/27--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017050568
ISBN-13: 978 1 78064 616 9
Commissioning editor: David Hemming
Editorial assistant: Emma McCann
Production editor: Marta Patiño
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Contents
Contributors ix
Foreword xi
Acknowledgements xiii
List of Figures xv
List of Tables xvii
1. Building the Capacities of Developing Countries to Protect
the Environment 1
Valentine Udoh James
2. Operationalizing Concepts of Sustainable Development in Africa 13
Valentine Udoh James
3. Sustainability of Agriculture and Food Shortage: a Brief Analysis
of the African Condition 20
Valentine Udoh James
4. Globalization and Sustainable Development in Africa: the Imperatives
of Capacity Building 29
Chinyeaka Justine Igbokwe-Ibeto
5. Understanding Capacity Building for Sustainable Tourism
in the Niger Delta, Nigeria 43
Luke Amadi
6. The Link Between Environment and Development 52
Mamba Sipho Felix
7. Capacity Building for Environmental Impact Analysis in Nigeria 65
Charles Udosen
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8. The Effect of Traditional Land Management Methods
on Crop Yield in Betem, Biase Local Government Area
of Cross River State, Nigeria 75
Eze Bassey Eze and Oruk Egbai
9. Empowerment of Women and Sustainable Development
in the 20th Century: The Yoruba Women Example 81
Mutiat Titilope Oladejo
10. Capacity Building and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa 90
Robert Dibie, Felix Moses Edoho and Josephine Dibie
11. Business Sector and Global Sustainable Future 116
Robert Dibie and Felix Moses Edoho
12. Empowerment of Women and Sustainable Development 137
Robert Dibie and Josephine Dibie
13. Subaltern Hydro-struggles Against Unsustainable Commercial
Diamond-mining Practices in Chiadzwa, Zimbabwe (2009–2013) 161
Fidelis Peter Thomas Duri
14. Proactive Learning Framework: Educational Model for Capacity
Building and Sustainable Development 170
Victoria Oliaku Chiatula
15. Can Competitiveness be the Framework for Sustainable Electricity
Supply in Nigeria? 187
Robert Madu, Ann Ogbo and Zita Mmamel
16. Energy Production and Consumption for Sustainable Development 192
Abel Olajide Olorunnisola
17. Climate Change and Coping Strategies for Sustainable Food Production
Among Small-scale Farmers in Nigeria 211
Ibrahim Folorunsho Ayanda
18. Capacity Building for Rural Development in Nigeria: The Case of
Rural Road Networks 223
S. Tunji Titilola and Valentine Udoh James
19. Oil, Conflict and Sustainable Development in Nigeria 231
James Olusegun Adeyeri
20. Energy Production and Consumption and Sustainable Development 241
Anthony J. Vega and Robert V. Rohli
21. The Challenges of Climate Change on the Livelihood and Sustainable
Development of Selected Coastal Communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta
(1990–2015) 254
Ambily Etekpe
Contents vii
22. Human Rights Violation in a Bid for Sustainable Development:
the Case of Tokwe-Mukosi Dam Construction in Chivi District
in Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe 264
Nyasha Madzokere
23. Relationships of Climate Variability and Change to Development 273
Anthony J. Vega and Robert V. Rohli
Index 285

Contributors
James Olusegun Adeyeri, Dept of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, Lagos State
University, Ojo, Nigeria, LASU Post Office, Lagos-Badagry Express Way, Lagos State, Nigeria.
E-mail: [email protected]
Luke Amadi, Dept of Political Science and Administrative Studies, University of Port Harcourt,
Rivers State, Nigeria, PMB 5323 Choba. E-mail: [email protected]
Ibrahim Folorunsho Ayanda, Dept of Agricultural Economics and Extension Services, College of
Agriculture, Kwara State University, Malete, PMB 1530, ILORIN, Kwara State, Nigeria. E-mail:
[email protected]
Eze Bassey Eze, Dept of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Calabar, PMB 1115,
Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected]
Victoria Oliaku Chiatula, 403 Beacon Lane, Unit 606, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383. E-mail: vochiatula
@gmail.com
Josephine Dibie, School of Business, Indiana University Kokomo, 2300 South Washington Street,
Kokomo, IN 46904. Email: [email protected]
Robert Dibie, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Kokomo, Kokomo,
IN 46904. E-mail: [email protected]
Fidelis Peter Thomas Duri, Dept of History and Development Studies, Great Zimbabwe University,
Masvingo, Zimbabwe. 5192, Area 3, Dangamvura, Mutare, Zimbabwe. E-mail: durifidelis
@gmail.com
Felix Moses Edoho, Institute of Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Lincoln University,
Jefferson City, MO 65101. E-mail: [email protected]
Oruk Egbai, Dept of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Calabar, PMB 1115,
Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected]
Ambily Etekpe, Dept of Political Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, PO Box 1017,
Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected]
Mamba Sipho Felix, Dept of Geography, Environmental Sciences and Planning, University of
Swaziland, Kwaluseni, Swaziland. Box 5850, Manzini, Swaziland. E-mail: [email protected]
Chinyeaka Justine Igbokwe-Ibeto, Dept of Public Administration, Faculty of Management
Services, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, PMB 2052, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. E-mail:
[email protected]
Valentine Udoh James, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Dept of Biology and Geosciences, 840
Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214. E-mail: [email protected]
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