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Sustainability in Developing Countries

Case Studies from Botswana’s journey towards 2030 Agenda

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Editors:
  1. Susan Osireditse Keitumetse

    1. Okavango Research Institute (ORI), University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana

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  2. Luc Hens

    1. Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business-Administration, Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine

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  3. David Norris

    1. University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

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  • Provides an alternative comparative approach for African countries to document, and monitor environmental sustainable development targets towards 2030
  • Multi-disciplinary topics provide a platform to compare environmental conservation issues across the globe
  • llustrates how synergy in environmental knowledge production and reporting can be achieved between African governments and other sectors/players in their locality
  • Provides in-depth assessment of environmental sustainability needs and potential solutions in a particular African country
  • Suggests a new methodological approach through which African countries can benchmark to identify and address environmental conservation issues

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. INTRODUCTION – Sustainability Reporting in African Countries: The Research Outlet Approach

    • Susan Osireditse Keitumetse, Luc Hens, David Norris
    Pages 1-7

  3. Biodiversity/Habitat

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Potential Impact of Alien Invasive Plant Species on Ecosystem Services in Botswana: A Review on Prosopis juliflora and Salvinia molesta

      • Keotshephile Kashe, Roger Heath, Alison Heath, Demel Teketay, Benjamin O. Thupe
      Pages 11-31

    3. Nutrients in a Changing Environment: Implications on the Sustainability of the Okavango Delta

      • Oarabile Mogobe, Bernice Setomba, Wellington R. L. Masamba
      Pages 33-48

  4. Water Management & Human-Wildlife Nexus

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Changing the Scale and Nature of Artificial Water Points (AWP) Use and Adapting to Climate Change in the Kalahari of Southern Africa

      • J. S. Perkins
      Pages 51-89

    3. Sustainable Management of Water, Wildlife and Agriculture in Botswana: The Case of Mmadinare Area

      • Masego Ayo Mpotokwane, O. M. Modise, R. N. Lekoko, O. T. Thakadu
      Pages 91-110

  6. Tourism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Sustainable Tourism and the SDG’s in Botswana: Prospects, Opportunities and Challenges Towards 2030

      • Lesego S. Stone, Patricia K. Mogomotsi, Moren T. Stone, Goemeone E. J. Mogomotsi, R. Malesu, M. Somolekae
      Pages 153-181
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About this book

This book illustrates an alternative approach to ‘state of sustainability’ reporting by presenting cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary discussions on sustainability issues in the context of a developing country, Botswana. The book volume illustrates how academic publishing can supplement African governments' existing forms of reporting on sustainability by providing on-ground detailed descriptions and experiences relating to achievement of the various sustainable development goals (SDGs). In addition, this process involves, increases and enhances diversity of stakeholders that report on sustainability.   Furthermore, the approach resonates with the UN’s recommendation to build local strategies for implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Conventional reporting on sustainability by most African countries is an exercise that is customarily the preserve of designated government ministries. While this form of reporting provides a consistent platformfor tracking sustainable development goals, it can also benefit from juxtaposition with in-depth descriptions and experiences provided by academic publishing. Academia, through publishing, provides a framework for on-ground situation-analysis as well as in-depth descriptions of African country’s grass-root experiences, thus allowing for temporal tracking of sustainable development milestones. As this volume illustrates, experiences from the various contributors on this volume highlight different points of departure towards achieving the 2030 agenda. Topics covered include biodiversity, water management, world heritage, environment, education, tourism, gender, institutional approaches to achievement of SDGs, as well as contribution of non-governmental organisations (NGO)'s amongst others.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Okavango Research Institute (ORI), University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana

    Susan Osireditse Keitumetse

  • Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business-Administration, Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine

    Luc Hens

  • University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

    David Norris

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sustainability in Developing Countries

  • Book Subtitle: Case Studies from Botswana’s journey towards 2030 Agenda

  • Editors: Susan Osireditse Keitumetse, Luc Hens, David Norris

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48351-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48350-0Published: 09 October 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48353-1Published: 09 October 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-48351-7Published: 08 October 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 305

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Environmental Policy, Sociology, general, Development Studies, Biodiversity, Environmental Economics, Conservation Biology/Ecology

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