Sustainable Regional Development Planning to Green the Spatial Impact of Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Olaoluwa Bammeke
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Sustainable Regional Development ◽  
Impact Of Urbanization

Regional development and national identity in sub-Saharan Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 622-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pelle Ahlerup ◽  
Thushyanthan Baskaran ◽  
Arne Bigsten
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals RCP 8.5 Ghana. High-end climate change impacts on crop production

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Tramberend ◽  
Günther Fischer ◽  
Harrij van Velthuizen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

<p>Climate change threatens vulnerable communities in sub-Saharan Africa who face significant challenges for adaptation. Agriculture provides the livelihood for the majority of population. High-resolution assessments of the effects of climate change on crop production are urgently needed for targeted adaptation planning. In Ghana, next to food needs, agriculture plays an important role on international cocoa markets. To this end, we develop and apply a National Agro-Ecological Zoning system (NAEZ Ghana) to analyze the impacts of high-end (RCP8.5) global warming on agricultural production potentials until the end of this century. NAEZ Ghana uses an ensemble of the CORDEX Africa Regional Climate Model, a regional soil map, to assess development trends of crop production potentials for 19 main crops. Results highlight differential impacts across the country. Especially due to the significant increase in the number of days exceeding high-temperature thresholds, rain-fed production of several food and export crops could be reduced significantly compared to the historical 30-year average (1981-2010). Plantain production, an important food crop, could achieve under climate change less than half of its current potential already in the 2050s and less than 10% by the 2080s. Suitable areas for cocoa production decrease strongly resulting in only one third of production potential compared to today. Other crops with detrimental effects of climate change include oil palm, sugarcane, coffee, and rubber. Production of maize, sorghum, and millet cope well with a future warmer climate. The NAEZ Ghana database provides valuable high-resolution information to support agricultural sector development planning and climate change adaptation strategies. The expansion of irrigation development will play a central role in some areas. This requires further research on Ghana’s linkages between food, water, and energy, taking into account climate and socio-economic changes.</p>

scholarly journals Evaluation of Outranking Border Region Sustainable Development in Papua Province – Papua New Guinea Using PROMETHEE

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1393-1402
Author(s):  
Matheus M.G. Rumbiak ◽  
Akhmad Fauzi ◽  
Dedi B. Hakim ◽  
Lala M. Kolopaking
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Preference Ranking ◽  
Border Area ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
Sustainable Regional Development

The border area of Indonesia - Papua New Guinea is one of the border areas of Indonesia which has complex characteristics. Apart from differences in geographical conditions, this border region also has characteristics of customary territories that are not owned by other border areas in Indonesia. This complexity causes high variations in the performance of regional or district development in the RI-PNG border area. This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of sustainable regional development through the PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization Methods for Enrichment Evaluation) method. The results of the analysis show that areas that tend to be open with access to other areas in Indonesia such as Merauke and Jayapura tend to have better performance than other border areas. These results can be used as lessons learned in sustainable regional development planning in other border areas.

scholarly journals Customized Education as a Framework for Strengthening Collaboration between Higher Education Institutions and Regional Actors in Sustainable Development—Lessons from Albania and Kosovo

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Meyer ◽  
Michael Pillei ◽  
Friedrich Zimmermann ◽  
Gernot Stöglehner
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Regional Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Regional Development ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

Higher education institutions (HEIs) in Albania and Kosovo have invested considerable efforts to tackle present regional sustainability challenges on a research-based and strategic level. This happened through their traditional role as a provider of research and education. Additional activities fostering HEIs as a driver for sustainable regional development and innovation have been initiated as part of their third mission. However, customized education approaches were missing in order to fulfill specific regional demands of different research and learning projects in collaboration with regional actors. This paper explores the recently finished project “Connecting Science-Society Collaboration for Sustainability Innovation—ConSus” which focuses on the efforts of HEIs in Albania and Kosovo to tackle present regional sustainability challenges in both countries. An analytical framework regarding collaborative learning opportunities towards sustainable regional development and innovation has been drafted based on five key elements (capacities of HEIs in regional development, planning, learning and implementation theory, and action research). This framework has been applied to analyze the learning activities of the ConSus project. As a main finding, customized education approaches in the contexts of sustainable development (SD) and collaboration of scientific and regional actors are important elements to cope comprehensively with real-world problems.

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