Overview
- Includes comprehensive analysis of different approaches taken by emerging African space faring nations
- Identifies the most prominent rising space actors in Africa
- Identifies the latest developments in African space programs
Part of the book series: Studies in Space Policy (STUDSPACE, volume 20)
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About this book
In this book the background and context of Africa’s political and socio-economic landscape is presented and unpacked through a primary needs approach which focuses on climate, biodiversity, health, water, education, and space-related capacity building. African theoretical contributions from the International Relations field are discussed, and Africa’s new Space Policy and Strategy, along with debates around the establishment of an African Space Agency, are explored. The African International Space Ecosystem is then analyzed, including its dimensions of intra-African space relations and initiatives, African participation in COPUOS, and international space activities, agreements, and initiatives in Africa. The final part is dedicated to the national space infrastructure and activities of African states.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Space Supporting Africa
Book Subtitle: Volume 1: A Primary Needs Approach and Africa’s Emerging Space Middle Powers
Authors: Annette Froehlich, André Siebrits
Series Title: Studies in Space Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12173-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-12172-3Published: 13 June 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-12175-4Published: 28 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-12173-0Published: 30 May 2019
Series ISSN: 1868-5307
Series E-ISSN: 1868-5315
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 305
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Politics, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), African Economics