The Resource Roots in the African dust : sustaining the sub-Saharan drylands, Michael Mortimore, (electronic resource)
Roots in the African dust : sustaining the sub-Saharan drylands, Michael Mortimore, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- The image of Africa in the modern world has come to be shaped by perceptions of the drylands and their problems of poverty, drought, degradation, and famine. Michael Mortimore offers an alternative and revisionist thesis, dismissing on theoretical and empirical grounds the conventional view of runaway desertification, driven by population growth and inappropriate land use. In its place he suggests a more optimistic model of sustainable land use, based on researched case studies from East and West Africa where indigenous technological adaptation has put population growth and market opportunities to advantage. He also proposes a more appropriate set of policy priorities to support dryland peoples in their efforts to sustain land and livelihoods. The result is a remarkably clear synthesis of much of the best work that has emerged over past years.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 219 pages)
- Contents
-
- 5.
- Risk for the farmer
- 6.
- Risk for the household
- 7.
- Degradation
- 8.
- Intensification
- 9.
- Conservation
- 1.
- 10.
- Systems in transition
- Introduction
- 2.
- Global perspectives on Africa's drylands
- 3.
- A smallholder's perspective
- 4.
- Risk in the rangelands
- Isbn
- 9780521451734
- Label
- Roots in the African dust : sustaining the sub-Saharan drylands
- Title
- Roots in the African dust
- Title remainder
- sustaining the sub-Saharan drylands
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Mortimore
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The image of Africa in the modern world has come to be shaped by perceptions of the drylands and their problems of poverty, drought, degradation, and famine. Michael Mortimore offers an alternative and revisionist thesis, dismissing on theoretical and empirical grounds the conventional view of runaway desertification, driven by population growth and inappropriate land use. In its place he suggests a more optimistic model of sustainable land use, based on researched case studies from East and West Africa where indigenous technological adaptation has put population growth and market opportunities to advantage. He also proposes a more appropriate set of policy priorities to support dryland peoples in their efforts to sustain land and livelihoods. The result is a remarkably clear synthesis of much of the best work that has emerged over past years.--
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- UkCbUP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1937-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mortimore, Michael
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Arid regions agriculture
- Desertification
- Desert resources development
- Sustainable development
- Label
- Roots in the African dust : sustaining the sub-Saharan drylands, Michael Mortimore, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- Risk for the farmer
- 6.
- Risk for the household
- 7.
- Degradation
- 8.
- Intensification
- 9.
- Conservation
- 1.
- 10.
- Systems in transition
- Introduction
- 2.
- Global perspectives on Africa's drylands
- 3.
- A smallholder's perspective
- 4.
- Risk in the rangelands
- Control code
- CR9780511560064
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 219 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780521451734
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1194920671
- Label
- Roots in the African dust : sustaining the sub-Saharan drylands, Michael Mortimore, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- Risk for the farmer
- 6.
- Risk for the household
- 7.
- Degradation
- 8.
- Intensification
- 9.
- Conservation
- 1.
- 10.
- Systems in transition
- Introduction
- 2.
- Global perspectives on Africa's drylands
- 3.
- A smallholder's perspective
- 4.
- Risk in the rangelands
- Control code
- CR9780511560064
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 219 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780521451734
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1194920671
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