Innovative Models for Sustainable Development in Emerging African Countries

This open access book explores key issues and presents recent case studies in areas of importance for the transition to a circular model of development in emerging African countries that will minimize resource consumption and waste production. The topics covered include the development of sustainabl...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Aste, Niccolò (Editor), Della Torre, Stefano (Editor), Talamo, Cinzia (Editor), Adhikari, Rajendra Singh (Editor), Rossi, Corinna (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Series:Research for Development,
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: HOUSING MODELS, BECOMe - Business ECOsystem design for sustainable settlements in Mogadishu
  • New foundation cities
  • Strategic project for the development of socio-assistance architecture in the marginal contexts of sub-Saharan Africa. The case study of the Gamba Deve - Licoma axis
  • PART 2: ENERGY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT, Sustainable Building Design for Tropical Climates
  • Development of an Interactive Building Energy Design Software
  • SPARK - Solar Photovoltaic Adaptable Refrigeration Kit
  • PART 2: RECYCLING, Ski Yurth: Upcycle of downhill skis for a shelter in Cacine - Guinea Bissau
  • Comprehensive Feasibility Study for the Closure of the Informal Dumpsite and Construction of an Integrated Sustainable Waste management Facility in Kajiado County, Kenya
  • Part 4: ENVIRONMENT AND EMERGENCY, Borboleta and Papagaio: Emergency unit and children's nutritional center in Farim - Guinea Bissau
  • Novel textile-based solutions of emergency shelters: case-studies and field tests of S(P)EEDKITS Project
  • The Mo.N.G.U.E. Development and Experimentation Project in Mozambique
  • PART 5: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, Low-cost digital tools for archaeology
  • Digital workflow to support archaeological excavation: from the 3D survey to the websharing of data
  • Tools for Reading and Designing the 'Islamic City'. Italian urban studies at the crossroads.