Environment and Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Managing an Emerging Crisis [electronic resource] : Selected Papers from ERTEP 2007, July 17-19 2007, Ghana, Africa /
International Conference on Environmental Research, Technology, and Policy(1st :2007 :Accra, Ghana)
Luginaah, Isaac N.editor.
Yanful, Ernest K.editor.
International Conference on Environmental Research, Technology and Policy(2007 :Accra, Ghana)
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Environment Health and Management Issues -- Characteristics and Determinants of Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Environment, Migration and Food Security in the Upper West Region of Ghana -- Integrating Food Security and Agri-environmental Quality in Southern Africa: Implications for Policy -- Mining and Environment -- Environmental Impact of Mining and Ore Processing - A Case Study at Satellite Goldfields Limited -- Contaminated Identities: Understanding Human and Environmental Risks and Livelihood Options Among Small-Scale Gold Miners in Ghana -- Environmental Management and Policy Development -- Environmental Degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Environmental Legislation and Regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: 'Green Development' or 'Green Imperialism'? -- The Impact of Industrial Clusters in Greening Manufacturing Industry Practices: The Case of the Old Ardbennie Industrial Cluster in Harare, Zimbabwe -- Sustainability and Social Responsibility -- Assessing Sustainability: The Missing Elements in Current Environmental Assessment Approaches -- Precarious Balance: The Future of Environmental Degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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.
Pollution.
Environmental management.
Medicine.
Environment.
Environmental monitoring.
Waste management.
Pollution, general.
Environmental Management.
Medicine/Public Health, general.
Environment, general.
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis.
Waste Management/Waste Technology.