1: Building the Capacities of Developing Countries to Protect the Environment 2: Operationalizing Concepts of Sustainable Development in Africa 3: Sustainability of Agriculture and Food Shortage: A Brief Analysis of the African Condition 4: Globalization and Sustainable Development in Africa: The Imperatives of Capacity Building 5: Understanding Capacity Building for Sustainable Tourism in the Niger Delta, Nigeria 6: The Link Between Environment and Development 7: Capacity Building for Environmental Impact Analysis in Nigeria 8: The Effect of Traditional Land Management Methods on Crop Yield in Betem, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State Nigeria 9: Empowerment of Women and Sustainable Development in the Twentieth Century: The Yoruba Women Example 10: Capacity Building and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa 11: Business Sector and Global Sustainable Future 12: Empowerment of Women and Sustainable Development 13: Subaltern Hydro-Struggles Against Unsustainable Commercial Diamond-Mining Practices in Chiadzwa, Zimbabwe (2009-2013) 14: Proactive Learning Framework: Educational Model for Capacity-Building and Sustainable Development 15: Can Competitiveness be the Framework for Sustainable Electricity Supply in Nigeria? 16: Energy Production and Consumption for Sustainable Development 17: Climate Change and Coping Strategies for Sustainable Food Production Among Small Scale Farmers in Nigeria 18: Capacity Building for Rural Development in Nigeria: The Case of Rural Road Network 19: Oil, Conflict, and Sustainable Development in Nigeria 20: Energy Production and Consumption and Sustainable Development 21: The Challenges of Climate Change on the Livelihood and Sustainable Development of Selected Coastal Communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta (1990-2015) 22: Human Rights Violation in a Bid for Sustainable Development: A Case of Tokwe-Mukosi Dam Construction in Chivi District in Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe 23: Relationships of Climate Variability and Change to Development

Capacity building is a topic of intense focus in manyindustrialized countries. This book explores the theoretical underpinnings ofcapacity building to sustain the natural, cultural and human resources ofcommunities. It reviews the extensive literature on capacity-buildingstrategies and policies and examines the implications of sustainabledevelopment in communities around the world. The book's approach is boththeoretical and applied. It offers methods of operationalizing sustainabledevelopment and sustainability theories and explores capacity building methodsat different levels of government. Successful practices in non-governmental andgovernmental agency roles are examined. By considering the path towardsembracing whole, or partial, sustainability, it provides a comprehensiveanalysis and examination of how to build capacity in tackling many developmentproblems, especially those linked to infrastructure accumulation and land-usedevelopment. Contributors shed light on the overall impact of globalisation andmany concepts related to sustainable development and sustainability of theeconomic socio-cultural and environmental systems. This book: · Examines thelinks between environment and sustainable development; · Providesmodels for capacity building; · Considers therole of globalization in sustainable development; · Renders a theoreticaland applied examination of the issues; · Provides multidisciplinaryand interdisciplinary approaches. This book is recommended for research libraries, forgraduate studies in economic development, sustainable development,environmental management; and undergraduate studies relating to developing andemerging countries. It is also useful for government officials, researchers,decision makers and policy analysts involved in sustainable development.