Dr. Lee Talbot
Department of Environmental Science and Policy
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COURSE SYLLABUS
Instructor: Lee M. Talbot
Overiew: Through lectures, case studies and discussions, this course
will examine environment and development in Africa. It will review the
relationship between environment and development, consider the background
and history leading up to the present, analyze the factors which have led
to the present situation, and consider what may be required to achieve
more effective and sustainable results. Some of the issues
to be covered are the following:
- The nature of development, i.e., what is it and why is it?
- What is environment in the context of African development?
- The relationship between environment and development.
- The various types of development activities and projects.
- Who are the players in international development, national, bilateral,
multilateral, non-governmental, and others?
- The “project cycle” and traditional approaches to development.
- The key factors affecting development, including but not limited
to: economics; politics; governance; popular participation; institutional
arrangements; environmental planning; environmental impact assessments;
environmental information; education, training and public awareness; population
numbers and movements; biodiversity; urbanization and rural development.
Bibliography:
Falloux, Francois, and Lee M. Talbot. 1992. Crisis and Opportunity: Environment and Development in Africa. Earthscan, London. 358pp. (Available from GMU Bookstore)
Benedict, Faye, and Leif E. Christoffersen (eds.). 1996. Environment and Development in Africa: Participatory Processes and New Partnerships. Scandinavian Seminar College, Copenhagen, Denmark. 176pp. (Available from the instructor)
World Bank. 1995. Toward Environmentally Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A World Bank Agenda. World Bank, Africa Region, Technical Dept. Rpt. #15111-AFR (Available from the instructor)
Additional references will be specified from time to time.