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This book considers the evolution and characteristics of Nigeria's third-generation literature, which emerged between the late 1980s and the early 1990s and is marked by expressive modes and concerns distinctly different from those of the preceding era.

Based on state-of-the-art science and technologies, this book disseminates the latest advancements concerning the relationship between renewable energy and climate change and presents the best practices to further utilize renewable energy for mitigation.

This edited volume discusses the rise, positioning and role of small-scale, voluntary development organisations in the Global North.

This book provides a timely reconceptualization of Zimbabwe's anti-colonial liberation struggle, resisting simple binaries in favour of more nuanced, critical analysis. It will be of interest to researchers of African history, politics, and postcolonial studies.

This book investigates how African countries respond to socioeconomic shocks, drawing out lessons to help inform future policy and development efforts. It will be of interest to policy makers and development agencies, as well as to researchers of global development, politics, economics, business, and African studies.

This book investigates the role of social protection amongst African pastoral and agro-pastoral communities, with a particular focus on Ethiopia. It demonstrates the value of indigenous knowledge systems and local institutions in contributing to the design of more effective safety net programmes and disaster responses.

The book explores the pressing problem of rural violence in contemporary Nigeria by assessing the changing patterns of conflict and response across the country. It will be of interest to scholars and researchers across Political Science, Security Studies, Rural Studies, and Regional Studies in Africa.

This book presents an overview of the methods of classical reliability analysis and design most associated with structural reliability. It also introduces more modern methods and advancements, and emphasizes the most useful methods and techniques used in reliability and risk studies.

Focusing on the intersection of spatial justice, child rights, and planning policy, this book investigates the challenges of resettlement in East Africa. It will be of interest to planning and development professionals, and researchers across the fields of children's rights and Development Studies.

This book examines the most recent advancements in green technology, across multiple industries, and outlines the opportunities of emerging and future innovations, as well as practical real-world implementation.

A one-of-a-kind illustrated identification guide to clouds and cloud formationsThe mystery of clouds has captivated scientists and artists alike. This unique book shows you how to use the meteorological techniques of nephology-the study of clouds and cloud formation-to identify these elusive and transmutable shapes. It curates, classifies, and measures every species-including those recently discovered-considering the height, size, texture, arrangement, modifications, and movement of their many shifting forms. Clouds blends a lively and engaging narrative by one of today's leading meteorologists with essays on the physics and art of clouds and includes a wealth of breathtaking cloud studies by some of the greatest artists ever to look skyward. Presents a "taxonomic" approach to identification, applying the basic laws of geometry to quantify and measure clouds and cloud formationsShowcases artists who painted clouds from a scientific viewpoint, such as John Constable, Eugène Boudin, J.M.W. Turner, and Caspar David FriedrichTells the stories of the physicists and painters who have attempted to record the many different incarnations of cloudsExplains the physics of clouds, from the basic constituents of Earth's atmosphere to cloud formation and dissipation, the colors and shades of clouds, the development of precipitation, and the timescale evolution of cloudsDiscusses the classification and naming of clouds from historical times to todayServes as user-friendly reference guide to low, midlevel, and high cloud speciesIncludes charts, infographics, and a glossary of terms

This is the first book to offer a systematic comparison of the philosophies of Albert Camus and Frantz Fanon. It shows how the ethical, political, and psychological outlooks of these two influential thinkers can further our understandings of how to bring about justice in the face of deep power imbalances.

This volume reflects on the recent political developments in Zimbabwe and their current and future impact on the agrarian sector. The book will be of interest to researchers, NGOs and policymakers interested in the politics of land and agriculture in Zimbabwe and southern Africa.

This book explores the ways in which political settlements can contribute to positive changes in Africa's agricultural and manufacturing sectors. It will be of interest to policy actors and development practitioners, as well as to scholars of African politics and economics, public policy and development.

This book examines the everyday lives of ordinary Zimbabweans in the context of national crises in post-2000 Zimbabwe.

This book addresses the critical subject of energy and environmental outlook for South Asia and presents the wider challenges and the responses at the national and regional level.