Introduction: Sustainable Development and Sub-Saharan Africa,
Jennifer De Maio, Suzanne Scheld and Mintesnot Woldeamanuel
Part I: History and Regional Context for Sustainability Discourse
in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 1: The History of Sustainable Development and the Emerging
African Voice, Suzanne Scheld and Mintesnot Woldeamanuel
Chapter 2: Ethical Dilemmas in International Relief & Development
Work, Blaine D. Pope
Chapter 3: War, Environmental Crisis, and “Mining Terrorism” in the
Congo: Prolegomenon for an African Philosophy of Sustainability,
Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha
Chapter 4: Good governance and Sustainable Development Challenges
and Opportunities in Zimbabwe, Chipo Dendere
Part II: Climate Action and Institutional Partnership
Chapter 5: In the Hot Seat: The Impact of Vulnerability to Climate
Change on Environmental Attitudes among Africans, Jennifer De Maio
and Kristy Michaud
Chapter 6: Financing Sustainable Development? How International Tax
Reform is Failing Africa, Brian Dill and Heba Khalil
Part III: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Chapter 7: Bridging the Health Divide: The Case of Holy Innocents
Children Hospital Mbarara, Uganda, Florence Kyomugisha
Chapter 8: Sustainable Path to African Urban Development: The Case
of the
Transportation Sector, Mintesnot Woldeamanuel
Chapter 9: Expectations of Public Space: Attachments, Environmental
Responsibility, and Urban Sustainability in Dakar, Senegal, Suzanne
Scheld
Conclusion: Theoretical Paradigms and Continuing Challenges,
Jennifer L. De Maio, Suzanne Scheld and Mintesnot Woldeamanuel
About the Contributors
Jennifer L. De Maio is professor of political science at
California State University, Northridge.
Suzanne Scheld is professor of anthropology at California State
University, Northridge.
Mintesnot Woldeamanuel is professor of urban studies and planning
at California State University Northridge.
While global policy discourse is dominated by sustainable
development, in sub-Saharan African countries, sustainable
development has remained elusive for many. What is Africa’s
position on sustainability in the face of war and environmental
crises, financial upheavals, resource management, climate change,
under-resourced healthcare, and the explosion of population in
urban areas? This timely and well-written collection examines the
strategies that African nations have implemented to build economic
growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. The
contributed chapters align with the goals of the global initiative
on sustainability and cover all regions of the sub-continent.
Through social, environmental and economic foci, the authors
examine the links between health, water, climate change,
transportation, natural resources, urban design, land use, and
economic growth.
*Deborah Pellow, Syracuse University*
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