VALENTINE UDOH JAMES is Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia. His earlier works include Resource Management in Developing Countries (Bergin & Garvey, 1991) and Economic and Environmental Dilemmas of Developing Nations (Praeger, 1994).

• Illustrations Preface Abbreviations Introduction: Planning for Sustainable Development in the Third World by Valentine Udoh James Sustainable Development and Agriculture Indigenous Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa by Dennis Michael Warren The Roles of Animals in Cultural, Social, and Agro-economic Systems by Constance M. McCorkle Maximizing Irrigation's Contribution to Sustainable Development in Africa: Lessons from the Tono Irrigation Scheme in Ghana by Michael A. Burayidi Natural Systems Sustainability and Agriculture in Africa by Valentine Udoh James Conservation, Preservation, and Health Issues Indigenous Knowledge, Biodiversity Conservation, and Development by Dennis Michael Warren Hazardous Waste Problems and Management in Developing Countries: An Examination of Africa by Valentine Udoh James Sustainability of the Danfa Ghana Group of Health Projects: A 26-year Overview by Julius S. Prince, Alfred K. Neumann, and William Haven North Socioeconomic Development and Sustainability African Economic History and Its Planning Potential: An Investigation of Sources by Terrence J. Lamb The Importance of Self-sufficiency to African Countries by Valentine Udoh James Toward Sustainable Development in the Twenty-first Century: Reengineering Development in Sub-Saharan Africa by Felix M. Edoho Tourism Development: A Research Note on Africa by Valentine Udoh James Impact of British Rule on Nigerian Towns and Cities: Did It Produce a Sustainable Planning Style? by Valentine Udoh James Reference Index