Space Supporting Africa
Volume 1: A Primary Needs Approach and Africa’s Emerging Space Middle Powers
Authors: Froehlich, Annette, Siebrits, André
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- Identifies the most prominent rising space actors in Africa
- Identifies the latest developments in African space programs
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- About this book
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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.
- Table of contents (3 chapters)
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Africa and the Space Arena
Pages 1-99
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The African International Space Ecosystem
Pages 101-189
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African Union Member States: National Space Infrastructure, Activities, and Capabilities
Pages 191-272
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Table of contents (3 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Space Supporting Africa
- Book Subtitle
- Volume 1: A Primary Needs Approach and Africa’s Emerging Space Middle Powers
- Authors
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- Annette Froehlich
- André Siebrits
- Series Title
- Studies in Space Policy
- Series Volume
- 20
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-12173-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-12173-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-12172-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-12175-4
- Series ISSN
- 1868-5307
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 305
- Number of Illustrations
- 3 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour
- Topics