Lake Victoria Ecology, Resources, Environment /

• Main Authors: Awange, Joseph L. (Author), Ong’ang’a, Obiero (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Environment.; Geobiology.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Physical geography.; Ecosystems.; Environmental management.; Ecotoxicology.; Environmental Management.; Biogeosciences.; Physical Geography.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

Recently, there has been, and continues to be, a tremendous interest on Lake Victoria and its environs, both locally and internationally. A casual browsing on the Internet indicates that the entries on the Lake have been rising phenomenally. At the same time, the issues discussed are as diverse as t...

Table of Contents:

• Background of Lake Victoria
• Resources
• Eco-Tourism
• Environmental Concerns and Management
• Poverty Challenges in the Lake Victoria Basin
• Economic Development
• Rich Wetlands of Lake Victoria
• Management of Lake Victoria
• Challenges Facing Lake Victoria
• Application of Satellites to Lake Victoria.