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James, Valentine Udoh was born on November 19, 1952 in Lagos, Nigeria. Son of Samuel James and Elizabeth Adiaha Inyang. came to the United States, 1977.
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Designed as a text for undergraduate and graduate level courses in Third World development, Resource Management in Developing Countries takes an interdisciplinary approach to the problem of resource management in developing countries. Focusing on Africa, James explains the reasons for the continent's declining resource base from historical, geographical, economic, and political perspectives, and illustrates the links among all these factors. He explores key resource management issues such as threats to ecological systems, water quality management and agricultural production, using case studies where appropriate to illustrate the decline in biological diversity and human potential, the political and economic instability, and the socio-cultural decay that contribute to Africa's resource management problems. James argues that Africa's great loss of natural resources is due to mismanagement by African leaders, multinationals, and colonial governments, and suggests possible solutions to this declining trend. The introductory chapter examines Africa's legacy of colonialism. The author next addresses threats to the continent's ecological systems and the impact of transnational firms on resource management. After describing specific resource bases: water, soils, river systems, and forests, James then compares and contrasts Africa's urban and rural differences-- using Nigeria as a case example. Subsequent chapters discuss the need for proper resource management, perceptions of resource management problems in Africa, likely future scenarios, and the resource management programs currently underway in Africa. James concludes that governments and private and international organizations must assist the African countries in efforts to save endangered species, protect forest and other resources, and provide an acceptable standard of living for the people. Students of planning, as well as policymakers in developing countries, will find this comprehensive treatment of the ecological consequences of various resource management policies in the Third World very informative.
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James, Valentine Udoh was born on November 19, 1952 in Lagos, Nigeria. Son of Samuel James and Elizabeth Adiaha Inyang. came to the United States, 1977.
Bachelor of Science, Tusculum College, 1979. Master of Arts, Governors State University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1984.
Postgraduate, University California, Davis, 1988.
Research assistant, governments State University, University Park, Illinois, 1979-1981; transportation study coordinator, Northwestern Indiana Planning Commission, Highland, Indiana, 1980-1981; research assistant, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1981-1984; postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Davis, 1986-1987; assistant professor, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1987-1990; assistant professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1990. President Inyang International, Charlottesville, since 1988.
( Designed as a text for undergraduate and graduate level...)
( Designed as a text for undergraduate and graduate level...)
( African scholars, policymakers, and environmental scien...)
Member New York Academy of Sciences, Environmental Assessment Association, American Planning Association (editor since 1994), Third World Foundation.
Married Melanie Faye Marshall, April 30, 1979. Children: Marshall, Jonathan.