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Landscape Evolution, Neotectonics and Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Cameroon
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 304

Landscape Evolution, Neotectonics and Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Cameroon

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-05-30
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

Founded in 1966, the internationally recognized and acclaimed Series ‘Palaeoecology of Africa’ publishes interdisciplinary scientific papers on landscape evolution and on former environments of the African continent. Beginning with topics such as changes in climate and vegetation cover, the papers expand horizons and interconnections to various types of environmental dynamics from the Cainozoic up to the present; moreover, the aspect of human influence since the Late Quaternary is related to many of the areas studied. Volume 31 presents four comprehensive papers on long- and short-term processes of landscape evolution (geological history, neotectonics and proxy Quaternary alluvia), as we...

Dynamics of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa During the Holocene: Past - Present - Future
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

Dynamics of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa During the Holocene: Past - Present - Future

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-04-21
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

Bringing together experts from several disciplines, this volume collects the best papers presented at the international workshop on 'Environmental and Cultural Change in West and Central Africa, held in Cameroon, March 2006. Problems of Holocene and Late Pleistocene modifications of the rain forest savanna fringe and their possible influence on cultural innovations are discussed. This is an important resource for those concerned with tropical forests and related development problems of third world countries. It is an excellent source of information for new original manuscripts on the topic of Late Pleistocene and Holocene landscape evolution in the lower latitudes of Africa.

GIS and Spatial Analysis
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 234

GIS and Spatial Analysis

The objective of spatial analysis techniques is to describe the patterns existing in spatial data and to establish, preferably quantitatively, the relationships between different geographic variables. The notion of spatial analysis in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environment encompasses the idea of integrating spatial data and alphanumeric attributes and translating it into a series of functions related to selection and data search, on the one hand, and with modeling, on the other. There have been substantial advances in spatial analysis techniques in GIS, mainly in the form of more faithfully apprehending the relationships inherent to the geographic phenomenon, something that was ...

African Palaeoenvironments and Geomorphic Landscape Evolution
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 328

African Palaeoenvironments and Geomorphic Landscape Evolution

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-11-01
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

This 30st jubilee volume (2010) of "Palaeoecology of Africa" looks back and reflects the "state of the art" of what is actually known on former African climates and ecosystems in the format of review articles authored by specialists in the field. New research articles on climate and ecosystem dynamics as well as applied topics on geomorphic ha

Elaeis guineensis
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 352

Elaeis guineensis

Palm oil biomass is constantly produced in large quantities throughout the world as a waste product of the vast palm oil plantations. Biomass from the palm oil industry has been converted into value-added products to a limited extent via thermochemical, chemical, physical, and biochemical conversion routes. However, a significant amount of biomass, such as OPF and OPT, is still left in plantations. A pragmatic approach to converting them to value-added products will not only result in a cleaner environment but also generate significant revenue for the government. It is also suggested that more attention be paid to bioproducts in order to present them in an appealing form to end-users, thereby encouraging good patronage.

Maps and Colours
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 249

Maps and Colours

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2024-01-25
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  • Publisher: BRILL

Colours make the map: they affect the map’s materiality, content, and handling. With a wide range of approaches, 14 case studies from various disciplines deal with the colouring of maps from different geographical regions and periods. Connected by their focus on the (hand)colouring of the examined maps, the authors demonstrate the potential of the study of colour to enhance our understanding of the material nature and production of maps and the historical, social, geographical and political context in which they were made. Contributors are: Diana Lange, Benjamin van der Linde, Jörn Seemann, Tomasz Panecki, Chet Van Duzer, Marian Coman, Anne Christine Lien, Juliette Dumasy-Rabineau, Nadja Danilenko, Sang-hoon Jang, Anna Boroffka, Stephanie Zehnle, Haida Liang, Sotiria Kogou, Luke Butler, Elke Papelitzky, Richard Pegg, Lucia Pereira Pardo, Neil Johnston, Rose Mitchell, and Annaleigh Margey.

Perturbations climatiques et pratiques agricoles dans les zones agroécologiques du Cameroun
  • Language: fr
  • Pages: 256

Perturbations climatiques et pratiques agricoles dans les zones agroécologiques du Cameroun

La quatrième de couverture indique: "L'impact des changements/perturbations climatiques sur les réserves alimentaires est l'un des effets les plus préoccupants du phénomène en Afrique ces dernières décennies. Le pire des scénarios évoqués prévoit la baisse impérative de la production des céréales dans l'Afrique australe, la diminution de production de légumes dans les régions côtières du continent, des difficultés austères pour l'élevage en Afrique sahélienne, et, enfin, la mise en danger des politiques de la refonte agricole engagées dans de nombreux pays africains. La problématique des changements/perturbations climatiques entraîne une relecture de l'évolution du ...

Doing Business in Africa
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 381

Doing Business in Africa

This book presents insights from cutting-edge international business and management research relating to Africa. Economic growth and foreign investment in the region remains strong, despite some slowing down in recent years. This trend of economic growth and its impact on international trade and FDI has attracted Western businesses, eager to capitalize on this emerging market. In this context, new relationships and interactions have stimulated business research on Africa. Split into four parts covering the internationalization process, international logistics, trans-border corporate social responsibility and trust in Africa, the book covers a range of emerging trends, academic discussion and evolving issues across the spectrum of business research. It is a valuable read for students, researchers and practitioners interested in doing business in Africa.

Allemagne d'aujourd'hui, n° 248/avril-juin 2024
  • Language: fr
  • Pages: 188

Allemagne d'aujourd'hui, n° 248/avril-juin 2024

Le numéro traite de la mémoire du colonialisme allemand, que la reconnaissance progressive du génocide Herero a placé au centre de l'actualité Outre-Rhin ces dernières années.

Francophone African Poetry and Drama
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 213

Francophone African Poetry and Drama

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-09-17
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  • Publisher: McFarland

Scholars examining literature from former French colonies sometimes view it wrongly as simply an outgrowth of colonial literature. By suggesting new ways to understand the multiple voices present, this book explores how Francophone African poetry and theatre in particular, since the 1960s, constitute both an organic cultural product and a reflection of the diverse African cultures in which they originate. Themes explored in five chapters include the many kinds of African identity formation, the resistance to former notions of literary composition as art, a remapping of social responsibility, and the impact of globalization on Francophone Africa's participation in world economics, politics and culture. This study highlights the inner workings of Francophone African literature and suggests a canonization of modern Francophone works from a world perspective.