Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development

Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development

Author: Ian Scoones

Publisher: Practical Action

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781853398742

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Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development looks at the role of social institutions and the politics of policy, as well as issues of identity, gender and generation. The relationships between sustainability and livelihoods are examined, and livelihoods analysis situated within a wider political economy of environmental and agrarian change.


Good Practices and Innovative Experiences in the South (Volume 1)

Good Practices and Innovative Experiences in the South (Volume 1)

Author: Martin Khor

Publisher: Zed Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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This is part of a three-volume collection which provides information on innovative development projects in Asia, Latin America and Africa that have actually worked. The 50 cases presented illustrate a wide spectrum of economic and environmental policy and practice.


Policies to Enhance Sustainable Development

Policies to Enhance Sustainable Development

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2001-05-14

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13: 9264192689

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Sustainable development involves linking the economic, social and environmental objectives of societies in a balanced way. It stresses the importance of taking a broader view of what human welfare entails, of using a long-term perspective about the ...


Sustainable Livelihood Approach

Sustainable Livelihood Approach

Author: Stephen Morse

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-02-13

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9400762682

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We all view the ubiquitous term ‘sustainability’ as a worthwhile goal. But how can we apply the principles of sustainability in the real world, at the sharp end of communities in developing nations where income insecurity is the troubled norm? This volume provides some practical answers, explaining the precepts of the ‘sustainable livelihood approach’ (SLA) through the case study of a microfinance scheme in Africa. The case study, centered around the work of the Catholic Church’s Diocesan Development Services organization, involved an SLA implemented over two years designed in part to help enhance its existing microfinance operation through closer links between local communities and international donors. The book’s central conclusion is that we must move beyond the concept of sustainable livelihood itself, with its in-built polarities between developed and developing nations, and embrace a more global notion of ‘sustainable lifestyle’; a more nuanced and inclusive approach that encompasses not just how we make a sustainable living, but how we can live sustainable lives.


Sustainable Development in Africa

Sustainable Development in Africa

Author: Walter Leal Filho

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-07-09

Total Pages: 729

ISBN-13: 3030746933

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This book serves the purpose of documenting and promoting African experiences on sustainable development, which encompasses both, formal and non-formal education. Sustainable development is very important to Africa, but there is a paucity of publication which documents and promotes experiences from African countries. Due to their complexity, the interrelations between social, economic and political factors related to sustainable development, especially at universities, need to be better understood. There is also a real need to showcase successful examples of how African institutions are handling their sustainability challenges. It is against this background that this book has been produced. It is a truly interdisciplinary publication, useful to scholars, social movements, practitioners and members of governmental agencies and private companies, undertaking research and/or executing projects focusing on sustainability from across Africa. As African nations strive to pursue the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it is imperative to cater for the information needs seen across the continent and foster the dissemination of experiences and case studies, which may support both, on-going and future efforts. The scope of the book is deliberately kept wide, and we are looking for contributions across the spectrum of sustainable development from business and economics, to arts and fashion, administration, environment, languages and media studies.


Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

Author: Diana Carney

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13:

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Papers presented at the Department for International Development's Natural Advisers' Conference, July 1998.


Good Practices and Innovative Experiences in the South (Volume 1)

Good Practices and Innovative Experiences in the South (Volume 1)

Author: Martin Khor

Publisher: Zed Books

Published: 2002-04-01

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9781842771297

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These volumes constitute a unique, inspiring and practically useful compilation of the rich variety of innovative good practice being pioneered at governmental, NGO and community levels in so many Third World countries. They provide a wealth of information on a large number of particular policies, projects and organizations in Asia, Latin America and Africa. The project is the result of an initiative by UNDP's Special Unit for Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries. The process of selection and description has been carried out by Third World Network in Penang headed by Martin Khor, drawing on the detailed knowledge of, amongst others, Claude Alvares of the Other India Press, Roberto Bissio of the Instituto del Tercer Mundo in Uruguay and Berhane Egziabher of the Institute for Sustainable Development in Ethiopia. The practical importance of this three-volume collection is to contribute to the process of replication across the South of the best ideas, practice and ways of organizing. These are based on a number of common principles, including respect for local cultures and knowledge systems; genuine harmony with the natural world; quality outcomes of real benefit to local communities and countries; and equity and democratic involvement. In political terms, this richly variegated and inspiring collection shows us all what some remarkable communities, organizations and governments in the Third World are achieving.