Integral green Zimbabwe : an African phoenix rising / / edited by Ronnie Lessem, Alexander Schieffer, Liz Mamukwa ; with forewords from Paulin Hountondji and Fay Chung

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910787144203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Gower, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-315-58894-3; 1-317-11551-1; 1-317-11550-3; 1-4724-3820-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 pages)
• Collana: Integral Green Society and Economy Series ; ; 1.
• Disciplina: 338.96891/07
• Soggetti: Sustainable development - Zimbabwe - Planning; Economic development - Technological innovations - Zimbabwe; Economic development - Social aspects - Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe Social policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Reviews; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Foreword: Inside-Out; Foreword: Integrating Zimbabwe's Economic Development; Prologue; Part I Renewing a Nation; 1 A Phoenix Rising; 2 Renewing Zimbabwe; Part II Activating Nature and Community; 3 The 'Chinyika Model'; 4 Community-Technology-Integration; 5 Kushanya Mumamisha; PartIII Catalysing Renewal via Culture and Spirituality; 6 Amakhosi; 7 Nzuri; 8 Goko Routungamiriri; 9 Afrintuneurship; Part IV Enabling Innovation-Driven Research; 11 African Knowledge Rhythms; 12 Zimbabwean Industrial Ecology13 African Holistic Management; PartV Transforming Education, Learning and Enterprise; 14 Permaculture; 15 Co-Creating Chinyika Valley; Part VI Co-Evolving Integral Green Zimbabwe; 16 'CARE-4-Zimbabwe'; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Integral Green Zimbabwe: An African Phoenix marks the debut of the ; Integral Green Society and Economy series, which links the philosophical 'integral' age with the practical 'green' movement. The series blends elements of nature and community, culture and spirituality, science and technology, politics and economics--while this particular volume focuses specifically on Zimbabwe, as well as Southern Africa, drawing on the particular issues and capacities that this country and region represent.