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Soil erosion and sedimentation in semi-arid Tanzania : studies of environmental change and ecological imbalance

Upphovsperson: Christiansson, Carl
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1981
Ämnesord: Tanzania, East Africa, Soil erosion, Sedimentation, Environment, Ecology, Population, Land use, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Research on soil erosion and related problems was carried out within the scope of the DUSER project in Ugogo in semi-arid central Tanzania in the years 1968-74. The present thesis describes and analyses factors of importance for the initiation and acceleration of soil erosion and discusses the geomorphological effects of erosion processes in the semi-arid environment.

Self reliance in Kenya : the case of Harambee

Upphovspersoner: Mbithi, Philip M. | Rasmusson, Rasmus
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1977
Ämnesord: Kenya, East Africa, Self-reliance, Economic conditions, Sustainable development, Case study, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
The Kenyan Harambee Self-help movement offers an interesting example of "bottom-up" development of more than one decade, with little and often no government financial support. The movement appears to reflect pragmatic local priorities and offers an opportunity to test what local people "really want". Harambee self-help existed before the ideological calls for self-reliant development, and raises the issue whether in fact ideological build-up can or should precede actual development efforts.

Legal education in a changing world : report of the Committee on legal education in the developing countries

Upphovsperson: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet,
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : International Legal Center; Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1975
Ämnesord: Africa, Education, Legal sciences, Developing countries, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
This is a report of an international committee of legal scholars appointed by the International Legal Center to study the progress and problems of legal education in the developing regions of the world. The report argues that the importance of legal education, both as an educational experience and as a source of valuable practical skills for the development of a society, has been consistently underestimated in the developing countries. At the same time, the report urges that legal education has to be planned within the context of and related to the local social and developmental situation, taking into account such factors as differences in the use of formal laws and legal processes and in the perception of their value. It is necessary to approach law as a discipline which helps to understand and solve problems of development. The report also dentifies some problems that are likely to be important concerns of legal education.

A road to development : Africa in the 21st century

Medarbetare: Olukoshi, Adebayo O. | Wohlgemuth, Lennart
Utgivare: Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1995
Ämnesord: Uganda, Southern Africa, Africa, Democratization, Development strategy, Economic reform, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
This publication presents a synopsis of the papers presented at a conference arranged in October 1994, discussing the origins, achievements and problems as well as the prospects for sustainable political and economic change in Africa. Although there is a clear recognition of the problems facing Africa, overall the assessments point in a more positive direction than is usually found in current reporting on Africa.

Urban environmental health and hygiene in sub-Saharan Africa

Upphovspersoner: Nordberg, Erik | Winblad, Uno
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1994
Ämnesord: Water supply, Sanitation, Hygiene, Health services, Toilets, Urban areas, Aid programmes, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
A study of environmental hygiene problems in urban low-income areas in Africa. Urban shantytowns with extreme crowding, poor housing and unsanitary environmental conditions are growing problems. The authors mean that development assistance organizations must pay attention to these problems in urban areas, where in a few decades about half of the people in most developing areas will reside.

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