Overview
- Discusses how space and space applications have been employed in African contexts
- Offers a comprehensive analysis of various approaches taken by emerging African spacefaring nations
- Examines how space is supporting civil societies in Africa, and how it can do so in future
Part of the book series: Studies in Space Policy (STUDSPACE, volume 28)
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About this book
Africa faces numerous challenges relating to good governance due to its vast and diverse landscape, as well as its history. This book explores the role of space-based applications in supporting African good governance by strengthening civil society, bolstering democratic processes and advancing socio-economic development. The increased use of such applications can accelerate Africa's progress towards the United Nations Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the African Union's Agenda 2063 aspirations
This book examines key challenges facing governance within African to provide an accurate account of the current African context. It discusses specific examples of e-governance and digital solutions that leverage space-based technologies and have been successfully implemented in both the developed and developing world. In the context of the numerous satellite constellations being deployed to provide affordable Internet connectivity globally, it examines the major actors in this sector and presents additional governance solutions based on remote sensing and Earth observation data.
Given its scope, the book will be of interest to professionals and students in the fields of development, governance and space studies.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Space Supporting Africa
Book Subtitle: Volume 3: Security, Peace, and Development through Efficient Governance Supported by Space Applications
Authors: Annette Froehlich, Nicolas Ringas, James Wilson
Series Title: Studies in Space Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52260-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52259-9Published: 15 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52262-9Published: 16 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52260-5Published: 15 September 2020
Series ISSN: 1868-5307
Series E-ISSN: 1868-5315
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 191
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 83 illustrations in colour
Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), African Politics, African Economics