Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa

Vol.14, No.1, 2012

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
About the Contributors

ARTICLES

AFRICAN INDIGENOUS RELIGION AND SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY: A BETTER INITIAVE FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA
By: Ushe Mike Ushe

AN EXAMINATION OF THE UTILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL WOODLANDS IN SWAZILAND-A CASE OF KA BHUDLA COMMUNITY
By: Saico Sibusiso Singwane and Neliswa Shabangu

BOKO HARAM CATASTROPHIC TERRORISM -AN ALBATROSS TO NATIONAL PEACE, SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
By: Oluwaseun Bamidele

BUILDING CAPABILITIES FOR FLOOD DISASTER AND HAZARD PREPAREDNESS AND RISK REDUCTION IN NIGERIA: NEED FOR SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND MANAGEMENT
By: Oludare Hakeem Adedeji, Bashir Olufemi Odufuwa, and Olusegun Hezekiah Adebayo

CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN EMPLOYMENT ON HOUSEHOLD LIVELIHOODS IN SWAZILAND- THE CASE OF ZOMBODZE PHASEMDZIMBA COMMUNITY
By: Saico Sibusiso Singwane and Mthembeni Gama

DETERMINANTS OF FARMERS' LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICE:: THE CASE OF TOLE DISTRICT, SOUTH WEST SHEWA ZONE, OROMIA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA
By: Desta Damena Heyi and Ignatius Mberengwa

GHANA: DEMOCRACY, ECONOMIC REFORM, AND DEVELOPMENT, 1993-2008
By: Mohammed Awal

HARNESSING TOURISM POTENTIALS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A CASE OF OWU WATER FALLS IN NIGERIA.
By: Tunde, Afolabi Monisola

HOME GARDENING: THE SURVIVING FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY IN THE NANDOM TRADITIONAL AREA - UPPER WEST REGION GHANA
By: Ernest Bagson and Alfred Naamwintome Beyuo
IMPACTS OF PINE AND EUCALYPTUS FOREST PLANTATIONS ON SOIL ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT IN SWAZILAND - CASE OF SHISELWENI FORESTS
By: Saico Sibusiso Singwane and Phetisle Malinga
IMPROVING CREDIT ALLOCATION TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A REVIEW OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION BENEFITS
By: Emmanuel Olatunbosun Benjamin
IMPROVING RAMP DESIGN AS A BARRIER-FREE ACCESS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE KUMASI METROPOLITAN AREA, GHANA
By: Samuel Amos-Abanyie, MicheaPoku-Boansi and Daniel Yaw Addai Duah
MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN PUBLIC HOSPITAL BUILT ENVIRONMENT: NIGERIA CASE STUDY
By: Olumide Afolarin Adenuga

THE ROLE OF LOW-INCOME URBAN HOUSING DELIVERY SCHEMES IN CURBING THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN THE CITY OF MUTARE, ZIMBABWE
By: Mashoko Stephen Grey

TREES OUTSIDE FORESTS AND PEOPLE'S WELLBEING: A CASE STUDY OF FALLOW AND ON-FARM TREES/SHRUBS IN ORLU AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF IMO STATE, NIGERIA
By: Aju Paulinus Chukwumaucheya

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BULAWAYO CITY COUNCIL IN ZIMBABWE: IN SEARCH OF SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY
By: Fungai Hamilton Mudzengerere and Average Chigwenya