Man and Africa : a Ciba Foundation symposium jointly with the Haile Selassie I Prize Trust under the patronage of His Imperial Magesty Haile Selassie I Emperor of Ethiopia / / edited by Gordon Wolstenholme and Maeve O'Conner

• Pubblicazione: London, : J. & A. Churchill Ltd., 1965
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (430 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Human geography - Africa
• Altri autori: WolstenholmeG. E. W (Gordon Ethelbert Ward) O'ConnorMaeve
• Note generali: The symposium was held in Addis Ababa in 1964.; "With 24 illustrations."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: MAN and AFRICA; CONTENTS; Preface; Speeches of welcome; Chairman's opening address; 1 The geographical implications of man and his future in Africa; 2 Climate and water resources in Africa; 3 Problems of population size, growth and distribution in Africa; 4 Tribal, racial, religious and language problems in Africa; 5 Socioeconomic changes in Africa and their implications for mental health; 6 Epidemiology and the provision of health services in Africa; 7 Land and air transport within the continent of Africa; 8 Telecommunications in Africa; 9 Africa's educational needs and opportunities ; 10 Biological research in developing countries11 Agricultural potentialities in Africa; 12 Conservation of natural resources in Africa; 13 The rôle of minerals in African development; 14 Perspectives for industrialization in Africa; 15 Investment planning and development in Africa; 16 Comprehensive environmental development as applied to Africa; Epilogue; Bibliography; Members of the symposium; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.
• Titolo autorizzato: Man and Africa
• ISBN: 9786613679567; 9781280768798; 1280768797; 9780470719411; 0470719419; 9780470716953; 0470716959
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019576403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Novartis Foundation Symposia