Includes bibliographical references and index.

Building the Capacities of Developing Countries to Protect the Environment / Valentine Udoh James -- Operationalizing Concepts of Sustainable Development in Africa / Valentine Udoh James -- Sustainability of Agriculture and Food Shortage: a Brief Analysis of the African Condition / Valentine Udoh James -- Globalization and Sustainable Development in Africa: the Imperatives of Capacity Building / Chinyeaka Justine Igbokwe-Ibeto -- Understanding Capacity Building for Sustainable Tourism in the Niger Delta, Nigeria / Luke Amadi -- The Link Between Environment and Development / Mamba Sipho Felix -- Capacity Building for Environmental Impact Analysis in Nigeria / Charles Udosen -- The Effect of Traditional Land Management Methods on Crop Yield in Betem, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria / Eze Bassey Eze and Oruk Egbai -- Empowerment of Women and Sustainable Development in the 20th Century: The Yoruba Women Example / Mutiat Titilope Oladejo -- Capacity Building and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa / Robert Dibie, Felix Moses Edoho and Josephine Dibie -- Business Sector and Global Sustainable Future / Robert Dibie and Felix Moses Edoho -- Empowerment of Women and Sustainable Development / Robert Dibie and Josephine Dibie -- Subaltern Hydro-struggles Against Unsustainable Commercial Diamond-mining Practices in Chiadzwa, Zimbabwe (2009-2013) / Fidelis Peter Thomas Duri -- Proactive Learning Framework: Educational Model for Capacity Building and Sustainable Development / Victoria Oliaku Chiatula -- Can Competitiveness be the Framework for Sustainable Electricity Supply in Nigeria? / Robert Madu, Ann Ogbo and Zita Mmame -- Energy Production and Consumption for Sustainable Development / Abel Olajide Olorunnisola -- Climate Change and Coping Strategies for Sustainable Food Production Among Small-scale Farmers in Nigeria / Ibrahim Folorunsho Ayanda -- Capacity Building for Rural Development in Nigeria: The Case of Rural Road Networks / S. Tunji Titilola and Valentine Udoh James -- Oil, Conflict and Sustainable Development in Nigeria / James Olusegun Adeyeri -- Energy Production and Consumption and Sustainable Development / Anthony J. Vega and Robert V. Rohli -- The Challenges of Climate Change on the Livelihood and Sustainable Development of Selected Coastal Communities in Nigeria's Niger Delta / (1990-2015) / Ambily Etekpe.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of how to build capacity in tackling many sustainable development problems in Africa. The book's approach is both theoretical and applied. It offers methods of operationalizing sustainable development and sustainability theories and explores capacity building methods at different levels of government. The book has 23 chapters and covers different fields such as sustainable agriculture, sustainable tourism, rural development, environmental impact analysis, women empowerment, sustainable energy, education for sustainable development, and climate change adaptation, among others.

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