Rural-Urban Linkages and Sustainable Development: Case Studies from Africa

Description

This volume picks up from where a previously edited title in this book series – Rural-Urban Linkages and Sustainable Development in Africa (2018) left off, by presenting nine new case studies from various parts of the African continent. These cases illustrate the complex and multifaceted interactions between cities and rural areas, through the flow of resources, people, capital, information, and goods which directly impact the sustainable development of these concerned areas. Contributions are drawn from young faculty and graduates from the three master’s programmes in Sustainable Urban Development, Sustainable Integrated Rural Development and Mining and Mineral Resources, coordinated by the eight partner African universities who make up the Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) initiative. The volume is part of the ESDA book series that serves primarily as undergraduate and graduate instruction materials for courses on sustainable development in Africa. It also aims to inform policy initiatives on development issues on the continent.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1
Forging Sustainable Livelihoods in Resource Regions: A Tale of Three Continents by Isabel B. Franco
Chapter 2
Post-mining Transformation Strategies in South Africa and its Impact on Rural-Urban Linkages: The Richards Bay Case Study by Philile Mbatha, Lelia Lelia, Elaine Govender-Opitz and Edson Charikinya
Chapter 3
Lessons from the Rural-Urban Interface: Community Stress and Well-being of Residents in a Former Mining Township in Zambia by Tamara Chansa-Kabali, Orleans Mfune, Florence Kunda-Wamuwi Chibuye, Moses Chisola and James Manchisi
Chapter 4
Land-Energy-Water Nexus for Sustainable Development in Africa: A Case study of the Northern Region of Ghana by Eliasu Mumuni, Nashiru Sulemana, Franklin N. Mabe and Vivian F. Boateng
Chapter 5
Urban Sprawl, Land Use Change and the Changing Rural Agrarian Livelihood in Peri-Urban Accra, Ghana by Austin Dziwornu Ablo, Freda Elikplim Asem, Gerald A.B. Yiran, & George Owusu
Chapter 6
Contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products to Rural and Urban Incomes in Ghana by Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, Michael Ansong, Kwasi Adu Obirikorang, Evans Ewald Nkrumah and Albert A. Arhin
Chapter 7
Non-Timber Forest Products: Linking Rural Livelihoods with Urban Lifestyles in Sub-Saharan Africa by Samuel O. Olajuyigbe; Olushola Fadairo; Tolulope O. Osayomi and Olufolake Alabi-Adelakun
Chapter 8
Smallholder Innovations Towards Food Security in Peri-urban Areas of Africa by Alice Oluoko-Odingo
Chapter 9
Promoting Community-led Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions in Rural Settlements in Oyo State, Nigeria: Lessons from Agele and Mogba Communities of Ibarapa-East Local Government Area by Olushola Fadairo, Olufolake Alabi-Adelakun and Aderonke Adetunji
List of Contributors
Index